ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1880 First Year 2026 Last Year 1924 Peak Year #131 Peak Rank 38K Total Count 144 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Bettie What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. 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. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty) 📖 ## The Story of Bettie Bettie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 113 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 1,228 Betties were born — ranking #183 that year. As of 2026, Bettie ranks #8,006 for baby girls with 12 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 38K Betties have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Bettie Phonetically similar names — useful when Bettie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Betty](/betty) * [Bette](/bette) * [Betti](/betti) * Beti * Bitty * Butty * Bittie * Booty * Batty * Beuty * [Betta](/betta) * Beaty Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Bettie What does the name Bettie mean? 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. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia. How popular is Bettie in 2026? In 2026, Bettie ranks #8,006 among girls' names in the U.S., with 12 babies given the name that year. When was Bettie most popular? Bettie reached its peak popularity in 1924, ranking #131 that year with 1,228 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Bettie most popular? Bettie has historically been most popular in Mississippi, Wyoming, Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Bettie. Is Bettie a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Bettie is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Bettie? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Bettie include Stacie, Adalyn, Kellie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧StaciePeak #131](/stacie)[👧AdalynPeak #132](/adalyn)[👧KelliePeak #130](/kellie)[👧HillaryPeak #132](/hillary)[👧EmberPeak #132](/ember)[👧TashaPeak #130](/tasha)[👧EbonyPeak #132](/ebony)[👧TamikaPeak #130](/tamika) ## About the name Bettie Bettie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 38K births in the dataset. Bettie's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #131\. Use the chart and map above to compare Bettie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1924 → ](/year/1924) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "B" → ](/letter/b) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.