Girls' name · since 1921
Bettyjean
Bettyjean has 421 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 421
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bettyjean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 421 have been recorded since 1921.
Bettyjean has 421 recorded births among girls since 1921, 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 1921 to 1991.
- #13,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 421 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bettyjean ranks #13,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 421 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 421
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bettyjean's 421 recorded births place it above 81.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Bettyjean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bettyjean's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bettyjean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1991
- Peak year (1924)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Bettyjean by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (119 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Bettyjean's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Bettyjean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
119 births
- 1930s
1930s
112 births
- 1940s
1940s
88 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
68 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 119 births (28% of all-time use).
Bettyjean by state
Where Bettyjean concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 421 births nationwide.
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- Bettyjean's decade-level peak was the 1920s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bettyjeans (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bettyjean: 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 (~70 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, 1921–1991 (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 Bettyjean 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.