Betty

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Betty or Bettie is a feminine given name. It is commonly a diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice.

From Wikipedia

Betty first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 135 babies (rank #349 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Betty

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Betty yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,089

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

135

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Mad Men: Betty Draper — Don's first wife

Famous people named Betty

Betty Whitetelevision personality · b. 1922
Betty Fordwomen's rights activist · b. 1918
Betty Friedanwomen's rights activist · b. 1921
Betty Grablecoverperson · b. 1916
Betty Boop

More popular girls' names

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	18	#1,077
1997	12	#1,461
1998	13	#1,403
1999	13	#1,406
2000	10	#1,708
2001	8	#2,052
2002	20	#1,071
2003	15	#1,398
2004	26	#967
2005	32	#870
2006	47	#666
2007	42	#776
2008	57	#650
2009	60	#622
2010	69	#577
2011	86	#496
2012	98	#459
2013	92	#456
2014	121	#370
2015	135	#349
2016	115	#395