The first name Bettina

Bettina last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2010, with 7 births (#3,156).

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

In 2025, 9 girls born in the United States were named Bettina, the 10,229th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1965, when 192 were.

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.

• Bettina Heinen-Ayech
  German painter (1937–2020)
• Bettina Plank
  Austrian karateka, born 1992
• Bettina Zimmermann
  German actress and model, born 1975
• Bettina Soriat
  Austrian singer, born 1967
• Bettina Schmidt
  East German luger (1960–2019)
• Bettina Campbell
  Dutch pornographic actress, born 1974
• Bettina Hoy
  Equestrian, born 1962
• Bettina Rheims
  French artist and photographer, born 1952
• Bettina Wiegmann
  German association football player, born 1971
• Bettina Aptheker
  American political activist, feminist, professor and author, born 1944
• Bettina Fulco
  Argentine tennis player, born 1968
• Bettina Arndt
  Australian sex therapist and social commentator, born 1949

• Mia
• Ottilie
• Elsa
• Vienna
• Lorelei
• Lorelai
• Susanne
• Millicent
• Bertha
• Hedwig
• Wilhelmina
• Gretchen
• Hildegard
• Hannelore
• Imelda
• Mitzi

All 62 names of German origin

What is the origin of the name Bettina?

Bettina comes from German.

How popular is the name Bettina?

In 2022, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Bettina, ranking 5,669th. Its peak was 2010, with 7 births.

Is Bettina a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,482 US babies named Bettina since 1880 were girls.

When was Bettina most popular?

1965 in the United States, when 192 babies were named Bettina, its highest rank at 714th.