How Many People Are Named Bettey?
An estimated 27 people in the United States have the first name Bettey. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Bettey peaked in popularity in 1922 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bettey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bettey paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Bettey is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
- Bettey is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
27
About 1 in 12,694,605 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1922
9 births
Total Registered
119
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bettey
Bettey is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 119 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bettey as a female name
Ranked #6,457 in 1960
5 female births in 1960
Peak: 1922 (9 births)
Bettey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bettey span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 42 babies were registered. Bettey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bettey by Decade
How has Bettey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bettey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bettey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bettey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bettey?
We estimate approximately 27 people named Bettey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,694,605 Americans share this first name.
Is Bettey a common name?
Bettey is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 119 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bettey most popular?
Bettey reached peak popularity in 1922, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bettey is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bettey a female name?
Bettey is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bettey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bettey Smith, Bettey Johnson, Bettey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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