Girls' name · since 1920
Bettyjo
Bettyjo has 771 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1965 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 771
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
771 girls have been named Bettyjo since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bettyjo has been recorded 771 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2021.
- #8,962 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 771 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bettyjo ranks #8,962 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 771 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,962 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 771
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bettyjo's 771 recorded births place it above 87.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bettyjo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bettyjo's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bettyjo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2021
- Peak year (1965)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Bettyjo by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (152 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Bettyjo's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Bettyjo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
132 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
152 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 152 births (20% of all-time use).
How Bettyjo 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 Bettyjo's total volume
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What to do with Bettyjo's data
- Bettyjo's decade-level peak was the 1960s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Bettyjo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1920–2021 (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 Bettyjo 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.