Recorded 1923–1966 Girls' name Peak 1928 116 births

Bettyanne — girls' name

116 babies named Bettyanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s291930s231940s491950s51960s10
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.

What the Data Says About Bettyanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Bettyanne between 1923 and 1966, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bettyanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bettyanne performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bettyanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bettyanne 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 116 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.

Bettyanne at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

116

Since 1923

44 years of records

Peak year

1928

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1923

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1966

Bettyanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1923

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1928)
10
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 1966194919451940193219281923 8

Bettyanne by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
49 births that decade — 42% of Bettyanne's all-time total
1920s291930s231940s491950s51960s10

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?
Bettyanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 44 years of data through 1966.
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.

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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, 1923–1966 (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.