Recorded 1919–1935 Girls' name Peak 1925 136 births

Bettylee — girls' name

136 babies named Bettylee in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s1041930s26
1920s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Bettylee was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

16 babies were named Bettylee in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bettylee

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Bettylee between 1919 and 1935, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bettylee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bettylee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bettylee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bettylee 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 136 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.

Bettylee at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

136

Since 1919

17 years of records

Peak year

1925

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1919

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1935

Bettylee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1919

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1925)
16
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
05101520 19351931192919271925192319201919 6

Bettylee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
104 births that decade — 76% of Bettylee's all-time total
1910s61920s1041930s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bettylee?
136 babies have been named Bettylee since 1919. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1925 with 16 births.
When was Bettylee most popular?
Bettylee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Bettylee been used?
Bettylee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 17 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Bettylee?
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, 1919–1935 (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.