Recorded 1933–1947 Girls' name Peak 1942 37 births

Betteann — girls' name

37 babies named Betteann in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s121940s25
1940s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Betteann was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

7 babies were named Betteann in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Betteann

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Betteann between 1933 and 1947, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Betteann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Betteann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Betteann shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Betteann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 37 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Betteann at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

37

Since 1933

15 years of records

Peak year

1942

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1933

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1947

Betteann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1933

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1942)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
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Betteann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
25 births that decade — 68% of Betteann's all-time total
1930s121940s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Betteann?
37 babies have been named Betteann since 1933. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1942 with 7 births.
When was Betteann most popular?
Betteann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Betteann been used?
Betteann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 15 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Betteann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Betty, Beth, Bethany, Betsy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1933–1947 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.