Betty

Meaning: My God is an oath
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Elizabeth

Girl's name · #1113 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Betty belongs to an older America first — it reached #2 back in 1928 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1113. About 1.0 million girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#213 in Sweden (2025) · #391 in England & Wales (2025) · #718 in Ireland (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #1,031 in Canada (2025) · #1,364 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,194 in Austria (2025) · #2,328 in Italy (2024) · #3,900 in France (2025) · #354 in N. Ireland (2022) · #1,353 in Belgium (2020) · #582 in Norway (2000) and 1 more.

Famous Bettys

Betty White — American actress and comedian (1922–2021)
Betty Williams — Northern Irish peace activist and Nobel laureate (1943–2020)
Betty Ford — First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1918–2011)
Betty Friedan — American feminist writer and activist (1921–2006)
Betty Grable — American actress and pin-up girl (1916–1973)
Betty Gilpin — American actress (born 1986)
Betty Buckley — American actress, singer (born 1947)
Betty Hutton — American actress (1921–2007)
Betty Garrett — American actress, comedian, singer and dancer (1919–2011)
Betty Compson — American actress (1897–1974)

In stories & tradition

Betty Boop — Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle (film)
Betty Ross — Fictional character in Marvel Comics
Betty Brant — The Amazing Spider-Man (comics)

What Bettys become

Among 1,326 notable people named Betty:

Entertainers appear 2.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Betty White, American actress and comedian (1922–2021).

Similar names: Betsy · Sally · Belle · Ruthie · Ann · Judy

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