Bettina
Bettina, also spelt Betina, is a female name used mainly in the German, Danish, Italian, and Hungarian languages. In German and Danish, it is a diminutive of Elisabeth; in Italian, of Elisabetta and Benedetta; and in Hungarian, of Erzsébet.
Meaning & Origin of Bettina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bettina, also spelt Betina, is a female name used mainly in the German, Danish, Italian, and Hungarian languages. In German and Danish, it is a diminutive of Elisabeth; in Italian, of Elisabetta and Benedetta; and in Hungarian, of Erzsébet.
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The Story of Bettina
Bettina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 192 Bettinas were born — ranking #714 that year. As of 2026, Bettina ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 6K Bettinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Bettina
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- Bettina Allentoft (born 1973), Danish footballer
- Bettina Aller (born 1962), Danish businesswoman
- Bettina d'Andrea (1311–1335), Italian legal scholar and professor
- Bettina Aptheker (born 1944), American political activist, feminist professor and author
- Bettina Arndt (born 1949), Australian writer, commentator and sex therapist
- Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859), German writer and novelist
- Bettina von Arnim (artist) (born 1940), German painter
- Bettina Bähr-Losse (born 1967), German lawyer and politician
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Names that sound like Bettina
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About the name Bettina
Bettina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Bettina's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #714. Use the chart and map above to compare Bettina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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