How Many People Are Named Bettye?
An estimated 6,930 people in the United States have the first name Bettye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Bettye peaked in popularity in 1933 with 763 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bettye 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 Bettye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Bettye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
6,930
About 1 in 49,460 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1933
763 births
Total Registered
22,967
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bettye
Bettye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 22,967 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Bettye as a male name
Ranked #3,618 in 1942
5 male births in 1942
Peak: 1940 (8 births)
Bettye as a female name
Ranked #14,435 in 1998
5 female births in 1998
Peak: 1933 (763 births)
Bettye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bettye span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 7,080 babies were registered. Bettye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bettye by Decade
How has Bettye 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.
Bettye by State
Birth registrations for Bettye span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Alabama. The lowest are in Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan. On average, about 771 Bettyes were registered per state.
Bettye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bettye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Bettye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bettye?
We estimate approximately 6,930 people named Bettye 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 49,460 Americans share this first name.
Is Bettye a common name?
Bettye is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,967 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bettye most popular?
Bettye reached peak popularity in 1933, when 763 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bettye is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bettye a female name?
Bettye is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bettye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bettye Smith, Bettye Johnson, Bettye 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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