Betty Name Popularity

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How popular is Betty?

The uncommon name Betty was the 1,128th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Betty, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 2, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 1928 and as recently as 1934.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1930 with 38,234 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Betty was 112 in 1881.

Betty, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1883-1888, 1889-1893, 1894-1900, 1901-1930, and 2016-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1930-1945, 1947-1978, 1981-1984, 1989-1995, and 1998-2002.

Where is the name Betty popularity headed?

Betty's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Betty has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Betty for their newborn has risen.

The name Betty is used by only a select few but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Betty is very rarely used as a given name.

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		Betty (Girl)		Betty (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		215	1,128	< 5	--
2017		177	1,315	< 5	--
2016		178	1,330	< 5	--
2015		191	1,271	< 5	--
2014		193	1,252	< 5	--
2013		176	1,324	< 5	--
2012		140	1,557	< 5	--
2011		167	1,374	< 5	--
2010		134	1,610	< 5	--
2009		149	1,521	< 5	--
2008		138	1,635	< 5	--
2007		134	1,654	< 5	--
2006		137	1,575	< 5	--
2005		133	1,537	< 5	--
2004		138	1,463	< 5	--
2003		145	1,380	< 5	--
2002		128	1,484	< 5	--
2001		154	1,277	< 5	--
2000		175	1,152	< 5	--
1999		182	1,093	< 5	--
1998		197	1,011	< 5	--
1997		189	1,019	< 5	--
1996		217	904	< 5	--
1995		235	833	< 5	--
1994		276	754	< 5	--
1993		292	728	< 5	--
1992		296	722	< 5	--
1991		346	642	< 5	--
1990		406	572	< 5	--
1989		399	561	< 5	--
1988		395	552	6	6,512
1987		435	497	5	7,064
1986		407	510	< 5	--
1985		502	437	5	6,625
1984		504	423	< 5	--
1983		564	389	6	5,554
1982		635	364	< 5	--
1981		662	354	7	5,001
1980		658	359	< 5	--
1979		711	330	< 5	--
1978		715	320	< 5	--
1977		808	293	5	5,933
1976		908	262	6	4,985
1975		1,022	237	8	3,982
1974		1,130	228	10	3,342
1973		1,322	196	15	2,516
1972		1,364	203	< 5	--
1971		1,764	175	10	3,170
1970		1,966	169	8	3,549
1969		2,135	154	14	2,318
1968		2,133	153	19	1,843
1967		2,543	137	13	2,247
1966		2,948	121	20	1,727
1965		3,565	103	18	1,862
1964		4,067	102	15	2,125
1963		4,153	104	14	2,212
1962		4,764	97	15	2,125
1961		5,580	87	15	2,155
1960		6,502	68	29	1,490
1959		7,316	59	22	1,720
1958		7,708	54	31	1,399
1957		8,478	50	31	1,415
1956		9,220	44	34	1,317
1955		9,926	36	21	1,686
1954		10,616	36	36	1,244
1953		11,370	33	25	1,512
1952		12,131	32	41	1,153
1951		12,825	29	39	1,154
1950		13,613	26	31	1,293
1949		14,942	22	35	1,207
1948		16,622	18	43	1,081
1947		18,962	17	45	1,080
1946		19,712	14	47	982
1945		18,389	11	62	783
1944		19,756	10	74	722
1943		21,596	10	89	677
1942		21,653	9	111	592
1941		20,905	7	122	532
1940		22,074	5	114	553
1939		23,641	4	130	498
1938		25,504	4	110	552
1937		25,332	5	122	524
1936		25,866	4	116	529
1935		28,673	4	151	461
1934		31,085	2	170	430
1933		31,526	2	155	444
1932		34,417	2	169	429
1931		36,105	2	152	458
1930		38,234	2	156	477
1929		36,675	2	133	510
1928		36,080	2	119	560
1927		35,422	3	105	607
1926		32,964	3	91	660
1925		32,813	3	84	703
1924		30,599	4	68	818
1923		25,991	5	56	915
1922		20,895	6	35	1,224
1921		17,638	8	37	1,180
1920		14,016	11	25	1,510
1919		10,106	15	19	1,758
1918		8,803	21	21	1,659
1917		6,639	34	9	2,753
1916		5,136	44	8	2,951
1915		4,181	53	11	2,320
1914		2,933	62	10	2,119
1913		2,240	67	6	2,534
1912		2,011	66	< 5	--
1911		1,456	69	< 5	--
1910		1,389	69	5	1,614
1909		1,082	77	5	1,473
1908		1,128	72	7	1,128
1907		1,018	77	5	1,364
1906		865	81	< 5	--
1905		807	85	5	1,253
1904		707	91	8	890
1903		596	98	< 5	--
1902		580	101	< 5	--
1901		473	112	< 5	--
1900		664	100	< 5	--
1899		410	119	< 5	--
1898		421	126	< 5	--
1897		367	132	< 5	--
1896		342	139	< 5	--
1895		350	131	< 5	--
1894		298	145	< 5	--
1893		298	139	< 5	--
1892		255	155	< 5	--
1891		239	147	< 5	--
1890		216	164	< 5	--
1889		189	159	< 5	--
1888		214	148	< 5	--
1887		178	144	< 5	--
1886		167	147	< 5	--
1885		155	145	< 5	--
1884		144	149	< 5	--
1883		120	150	< 5	--
1882		123	145	< 5	--
1881		112	140	< 5	--
1880		117	136	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.