Recorded 1922–1960 Girls' name Peak 1922 119 births

Bettey — girls' name

119 babies named Bettey in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s421930s341940s321950s61960s5
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Bettey was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

9 babies were named Bettey in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bettey

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Bettey between 1922 and 1960, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bettey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bettey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bettey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bettey 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 119 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.

Bettey at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

119

Since 1922

39 years of records

Peak year

1922

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1922

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1960

Bettey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1922

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1922)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
45678910 1960194819401933192919241922 9

Bettey by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
42 births that decade — 35% of Bettey's all-time total
1920s421930s341940s321950s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bettey?
119 babies have been named Bettey since 1922. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1922 with 9 births.
When was Bettey most popular?
Bettey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Bettey been used?
Bettey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 39 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Bettey?
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, 1922–1960 (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.