Recorded 1921–1932 Girls' name Peak 1926 22 births

Bettylu — girls' name

22 babies named Bettylu in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161930s6
1920s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Bettylu was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Bettylu in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bettylu

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Bettylu between 1921 and 1932, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bettylu currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bettylu performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bettylu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bettylu 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 22 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.

Bettylu at a glance

Last recorded 1932

Total births

22

Since 1921

12 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1932

Active since

1921

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1932

Bettylu popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–1921

Last recorded 1932
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 1932192619231921 5

Bettylu by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 73% of Bettylu's all-time total
1920s161930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bettylu?
22 babies have been named Bettylu since 1921. It was last recorded in 1932. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Bettylu most popular?
Bettylu was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Bettylu been used?
Bettylu has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 12 years of data through 1932.
What names are similar to Bettylu?
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, 1921–1932 (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.