Total births
44
Girls' name · since 1925
Bety
44 babies named Bety in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 44
- total births
- 1925–1980
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
44 girls have been named Bety since 1925, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bety has 44 recorded births among girls since 1925, 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 1925 to 1980.
- 44 total births
- 1925–1980 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
44 girls have been named Bety since 1925, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1980.
- 44
- total births
- 1925–1980
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Bety was born in this single decade.
1926
Single peak year
7 babies were named Bety in 1926 - its busiest year on record.
Bety's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bety splits its recorded history at 1931: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bety at a glance
Last recorded 1980Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1925
Bety popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1980
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Bety by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Bety's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Bety births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bety? ▼
44 babies have been named Bety since 1925. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Bety most popular? ▼
Bety was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Bety been used? ▼
Bety has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 56 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Bety? ▼
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.
What to do with Bety's data
- Bety's decade-level peak was the 1920s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bety
Nearby Names Like Bety
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bety
Betty Girl
#1012 1,001,238 births
Beth Girl
#3049 159,430 births
Bethany Girl
#725 100,902 births
Betsy Girl
#2415 48,947 births
Bettie Girl
#8443 38,395 births
Compare Bety side by side: Bety vs Betty Bety vs Beth Bety vs Bethany
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1925–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bety: Baby Name Since 1925 - 44 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bety. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bety 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 July 2026.