Recorded 1920–2021 Girls' name Peak 1965 771 births

Bettyjo — girls' name

771 babies named Bettyjo in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s1321930s991940s871950s951960s1521970s1491980s471990s52020s5
1960s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Bettyjo was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

31 babies were named Bettyjo in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bettyjo

The Social Security Administration has registered 771 babies named Bettyjo between 1920 and 2021, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bettyjo currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bettyjo performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Bettyjo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bettyjo 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 771 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.

Bettyjo at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

771

Since 1920

102 years of records

Peak year

1965

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1920

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2021

Bettyjo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1920

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1965)
31
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Bettyjo by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
152 births that decade — 20% of Bettyjo's all-time total
1920s1321930s991940s871950s951960s1521970s1491980s471990s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bettyjo?
771 babies have been named Bettyjo since 1920. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1965 with 31 births.
When was Bettyjo most popular?
Bettyjo was most popular in the 1960s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Bettyjo been used?
Bettyjo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 102 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Bettyjo?
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.

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, 1920–2021 (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.