Recorded 1920–1950 Girls' name Peak 1944 71 births

Bettejane — girls' name

71 babies named Bettejane in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s231940s431950s5
1940s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Bettejane was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

15 babies were named Bettejane in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bettejane

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Bettejane between 1920 and 1950, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bettejane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bettejane performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bettejane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bettejane 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 71 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.

Bettejane at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

71

Since 1920

31 years of records

Peak year

1944

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1920

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1950

Bettejane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1920

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1944)
15
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Bettejane by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
43 births that decade — 61% of Bettejane's all-time total
1920s231940s431950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bettejane?
71 babies have been named Bettejane since 1920. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1944 with 15 births.
When was Bettejane most popular?
Bettejane was most popular in the 1940s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Bettejane been used?
Bettejane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 31 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Bettejane?
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, 1920–1950 (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.