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Betty

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Consecrated To God
English
God is my oath; a variant of Elizabeth

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Betty

Famous People

Actress Betty White, Activist Betty Friedan, First Lady Betty Ford, Cookbook author Betty Crocker

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1934 (rank #430, 170 births); most recent 1988 (rank #6420, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1930 (rank #2, 38,239 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1113, 212 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–212
2024–253
2023–202
2022–210
2021–205
2020–197
2019–162
2018–216
2017–177
2016–179

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #349, 135 births); most recent 2025 (rank #391, 108 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025108
2024121
202387
2022117
2021109
2020103
2019124
2018108
2017119
2016115

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #106, 525 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2031, 14 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202314
202217
202116
202018
201910
201816
201716
201614
201519
201418

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #571, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #692, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
2023–
20224
20216
20203
20194
2018–
20174
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #652, 4 births); most recent 2025 (rank #780, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20253
20243
20233
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #354, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20224
20214
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1931 (rank #10, 73 births); most recent 2019 (rank #664, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
2018–
20175
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence