Betty

“Variant of Elizabeth — My God is an oath; my God is abundance” — Hebrew origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 2,300 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 5,200 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Bettys

Betty White — American actress and comedian (1922–2021)
Betty Williams — Northern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)
Betty Ford — First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977
Betty Friedan — American feminist writer and activist (1921–2006)
Betty Grable — American actress and pin-up girl (1916–1973)

In stories & tradition

Betty Boop — Betty Boop's Bamboo Isle · The Betty Boop Movie Mystery
Betty Ross — Incredible Hulk
Betty Brant — The Amazing Spider-Man

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 · Marian · Judy

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