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Bettye Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Bettye?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Bettye in the United States in 2018.

Bettye, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 220, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1933 with 763 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bettye was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Bettye, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1906-1927, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1949-1968.

Sometimes the name Bettye has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Bettye popularity headed?

Bettye's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Bettye has been moving downward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Bettye for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Bettye is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Bettye has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Bettye (Girl)Bettye (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- < 5 --
1998 5 14,435 < 5 --
1997 5 14,011 < 5 --
1996 5 13,785 < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 9 8,814 < 5 --
1991 6 11,667 < 5 --
1990 8 9,341 < 5 --
1989 5 12,595 < 5 --
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 5 11,486 < 5 --
1986 8 7,823 < 5 --
1985 7 8,428 < 5 --
1984 9 6,858 < 5 --
1983 12 5,484 < 5 --
1982 8 7,546 < 5 --
1981 7 8,201 < 5 --
1980 10 6,355 < 5 --
1979 5 10,361 < 5 --
1978 8 7,005 < 5 --
1977 10 5,926 < 5 --
1976 7 7,365 < 5 --
1975 5 9,206 < 5 --
1974 20 3,324 < 5 --
1973 13 4,380 < 5 --
1972 16 3,732 < 5 --
1971 23 2,960 < 5 --
1970 25 2,784 < 5 --
1969 25 2,651 < 5 --
1968 15 3,469 < 5 --
1967 21 2,707 < 5 --
1966 45 1,669 < 5 --
1965 54 1,519 < 5 --
1964 55 1,533 < 5 --
1963 60 1,435 < 5 --
1962 73 1,293 < 5 --
1961 78 1,253 < 5 --
1960 101 1,069 < 5 --
1959 128 922 < 5 --
1958 123 930 < 5 --
1957 147 838 < 5 --
1956 197 683 < 5 --
1955 255 572 < 5 --
1954 275 535 < 5 --
1953 334 466 < 5 --
1952 406 425 < 5 --
1951 458 383 < 5 --
1950 480 360 < 5 --
1949 610 314 < 5 --
1948 634 304 < 5 --
1947 739 285 < 5 --
1946 696 277 < 5 --
1945 669 261 < 5 --
1944 714 256 < 5 --
1943 743 257 < 5 --
1942 741 253 5 3,617
1941 729 236 5 3,551
1940 704 240 7 2,903
1939 658 243 6 3,146
1938 728 230 < 5 --
1937 638 249 < 5 --
1936 637 246 6 3,182
1935 701 239 5 3,698
1934 740 232 < 5 --
1933 763 220 < 5 --
1932 694 230 7 3,115
1931 741 224 < 5 --
1930 752 224 6 3,629
1929 699 226 < 5 --
1928 663 241 < 5 --
1927 676 252 < 5 --
1926 603 274 < 5 --
1925 540 290 < 5 --
1924 439 319 < 5 --
1923 389 331 < 5 --
1922 241 427 < 5 --
1921 224 460 < 5 --
1920 154 578 < 5 --
1919 105 681 < 5 --
1918 110 685 < 5 --
1917 81 766 < 5 --
1916 63 857 < 5 --
1915 46 979 < 5 --
1914 38 958 < 5 --
1913 39 841 < 5 --
1912 21 1,148 < 5 --
1911 16 1,122 < 5 --
1910 31 772 < 5 --
1909 17 993 < 5 --
1908 11 1,270 < 5 --
1907 14 1,040 < 5 --
1906 6 1,755 < 5 --
1905 12 1,098 < 5 --
1904 7 1,506 < 5 --
1903 9 1,216 < 5 --
1902 8 1,335 < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 9 1,332 < 5 --
1899 5 1,631 < 5 --
1898 6 1,525 < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
1895 7 1,316 < 5 --
1894 6 1,372 < 5 --
1893 7 1,188 < 5 --
1892 6 1,296 < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- < 5 --
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 5 1,125 < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 5 939 < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.