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The first name Bettie

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

From Beth + -ie.

Bettie is a short form of

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From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 19 girls were named Bettie, making it the 1,584th most popular girls’ name.

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156
babies named Bettie, 1996–2025
#1,584
rank in 2025
2025
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bettie with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Bettie at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 10 girls born in the United States were named Bettie, the 9,549th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1924, when 1,228 were.

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38,478
babies named Bettie since 1880
#9,549
rank in 2025
1924
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Questions

What does the name Bettie mean?
From Beth + -ie.
How popular is the name Bettie?
In 2025, 19 girls born in England and Wales were named Bettie, ranking 1,584th.
Is Bettie a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 38,478 US babies named Bettie since 1880 were girls.
When was Bettie most popular?
1924 in the United States, when 1,228 babies were named Bettie, its highest rank at 183rd.