How Many People Are Named Bettina?
An estimated 4,738 people in the United States have the first name Bettina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Bettina peaked in popularity in 1965 with 192 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bettina 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 Bettina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,738
About 1 in 72,342 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1965
192 births
Total Registered
6,471
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bettina
Bettina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,471 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bettina as a female name
Ranked #15,621 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1965 (192 births)
Bettina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bettina span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,640 babies were registered. Bettina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bettina by Decade
How has Bettina 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.
Bettina by State
Birth registrations for Bettina span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in West Virginia, Washington, Oklahoma. On average, about 108 Bettinas were registered per state.
Bettina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bettina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bettina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bettina?
We estimate approximately 4,738 people named Bettina 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 72,342 Americans share this first name.
Is Bettina a common name?
Bettina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,471 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bettina most popular?
Bettina reached peak popularity in 1965, when 192 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bettina is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bettina a female name?
Bettina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bettina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bettina Smith, Bettina Johnson, Bettina 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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