Girls' name · since 1916
Bettyjane
Bettyjane has 788 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 788
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bettyjane is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 788 have been recorded since 1916.
Bettyjane has 788 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1964.
- #8,829 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 788 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bettyjane ranks #8,829 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 788 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 788
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bettyjane's 788 recorded births place it above 87.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Bettyjane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bettyjane's full recorded timeline at 1935, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1952, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 79 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bettyjane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1964
- Peak year (1924)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Bettyjane by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (460 births, 58% of the file).
1920s was Bettyjane's strongest decade.
460 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Bettyjane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 38
1910s
38 births
- 1920s
1920s
460 births
- 1930s 162
1930s
162 births
- 1940s 98
1940s
98 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 460 births (58% of all-time use).
How Bettyjane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bettyjane's total volume
Bettyjane by state
Where Bettyjane concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 64 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Wisconsin | | 50 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 33 | 4.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 28 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 26 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 19 | 2.4% |
64 of 788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Bettyjane's data
- Bettyjane's decade-level peak was the 1920s (460 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Bettyjanes (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bettyjane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1916–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Bettyjane 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 August 2026.