Total births
116
Girls' name · since 1923
Bettyanne
Bettyanne has 116 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 116
- total births
- 1923–1966
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
116 girls have been named Bettyanne since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bettyanne has 116 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1966.
- 116 total births
- 1923–1966 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
116 girls have been named Bettyanne since 1923, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1966.
- 116
- total births
- 1923–1966
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
42% of everyone ever named Bettyanne was born in this single decade.
1928
Single peak year
10 babies were named Bettyanne in 1928 - its busiest year on record.
Bettyanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bettyanne's full recorded timeline at 1943, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bettyanne at a glance
Last recorded 1966Peak year
1928
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1923
Bettyanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1966
- Peak year (1928)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Bettyanne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Bettyanne's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Bettyanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
29 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 49 births (42% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bettyanne? ▼
116 babies have been named Bettyanne since 1923. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1928 with 10 births.
When was Bettyanne most popular? ▼
Bettyanne was most popular in the 1940s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
How long has the name Bettyanne been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bettyanne since 1923 -- 44 years through the most recent 1966 data.
What names are similar to Bettyanne? ▼
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.
What to do with Bettyanne's data
- Bettyanne's decade-level peak was the 1940s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bettyanne
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bettyanne: Baby Name Since 1923 - 116 Births, Peak 1928." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bettyanne. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bettyanne draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.