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/ˈbɛti/ · English
01 / Meaning & origin
Bette is a feminine given name documented in English, French and Danish.
Separate records with matching spellings: Betté (Norman)
2 source accounts
De Elizabeth → voir Beth et Betty.
(prénom): Diminutif de Lisbeth.
02 / Across borders
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4 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 8 girls (rank 10917). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Bette
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | 5 | 1,583 | observed |
| 1897 | 5 | 1,555 | observed |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | 5 | 1,596 | observed |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1901 | 6 | 1,466 | observed |
| 1902 | 14 | 936 | observed |
| 1903 | 9 | 1,204 | observed |
| 1904 | 9 | 1,251 | observed |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | 11 | 1,154 | observed |
| 1907 | 16 | 945 | observed |
| 1908 | 18 | 939 | observed |
| 1909 | 19 | 935 | observed |
| 1910 | 21 | 941 | observed |
| 1911 | 29 | 801 | observed |
| 1912 | 38 | 809 | observed |
| 1913 | 53 | 712 | observed |
| 1914 | 82 | 638 | observed |
| 1915 | 148 | 510 | observed |
| 1916 | 230 | 409 | observed |
| 1917 | 387 | 313 | observed |
| 1918 | 582 | 260 | observed |
| 1919 | 718 | 236 | observed |
| 1920 | 1,000 | 196 | observed |
| 1921 | 1,316 | 169 | observed |
| 1922 | 1,482 | 160 | observed |
| 1923 | 1,693 | 148 | observed |
| 1924 | 1,736 | 151 | observed |
| 1925 | 1,592 | 155 | observed |
| 1926 | 1,381 | 166 | observed |
| 1927 | 1,189 | 175 | observed |
| 1928 | 1,000 | 202 | observed |
| 1929 | 884 | 209 | observed |
| 1930 | 774 | 221 | observed |
| 1931 | 709 | 229 | observed |
| 1932 | 772 | 220 | observed |
| 1933 | 855 | 205 | observed |
| 1934 | 741 | 231 | observed |
| 1935 | 658 | 245 | observed |
| 1936 | 717 | 227 | observed |
| 1937 | 685 | 239 | observed |
| 1938 | 742 | 225 | observed |
| 1939 | 736 | 228 | observed |
| 1940 | 729 | 233 | observed |
| 1941 | 747 | 230 | observed |
| 1942 | 836 | 229 | observed |
| 1943 | 769 | 251 | observed |
| 1944 | 691 | 261 | observed |
| 1945 | 640 | 270 | observed |
| 1946 | 732 | 267 | observed |
| 1947 | 739 | 284 | observed |
| 1948 | 581 | 323 | observed |
| 1949 | 570 | 326 | observed |
| 1950 | 459 | 377 | observed |
| 1951 | 495 | 359 | observed |
| 1952 | 384 | 438 | observed |
| 1953 | 444 | 405 | observed |
| 1954 | 389 | 445 | observed |
| 1955 | 339 | 501 | observed |
| 1956 | 282 | 558 | observed |
| 1957 | 267 | 592 | observed |
| 1958 | 188 | 719 | observed |
| 1959 | 191 | 731 | observed |
| 1960 | 145 | 859 | observed |
| 1961 | 146 | 888 | observed |
| 1962 | 117 | 992 | observed |
| 1963 | 101 | 1,073 | observed |
| 1964 | 105 | 1,060 | observed |
| 1965 | 75 | 1,240 | observed |
| 1966 | 56 | 1,474 | observed |
| 1967 | 55 | 1,506 | observed |
| 1968 | 44 | 1,776 | observed |
| 1969 | 46 | 1,809 | observed |
| 1970 | 32 | 2,354 | observed |
| 1971 | 25 | 2,801 | observed |
| 1972 | 21 | 3,062 | observed |
| 1973 | 21 | 3,122 | observed |
| 1974 | 14 | 4,227 | observed |
| 1975 | 12 | 4,854 | observed |
| 1976 | 15 | 4,154 | observed |
| 1977 | 18 | 3,911 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 6,948 | observed |
| 1979 | 15 | 4,626 | observed |
| 1980 | 17 | 4,327 | observed |
| 1981 | 12 | 5,571 | observed |
| 1982 | 11 | 5,911 | observed |
| 1983 | 9 | 6,705 | observed |
| 1984 | 7 | 8,153 | observed |
| 1985 | 12 | 5,678 | observed |
| 1986 | 7 | 8,523 | observed |
| 1987 | 7 | 8,778 | observed |
| 1988 | 12 | 6,277 | observed |
| 1989 | 5 | 12,362 | observed |
| 1990 | 6 | 11,409 | observed |
| 1991 | 12 | 6,976 | observed |
| 1992 | 5 | 13,317 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 13,442 | observed |
| 1994 | 7 | 10,569 | observed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | 5 | 13,724 | observed |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | 5 | 14,411 | observed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | 5 | 15,352 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | 7 | 13,924 | observed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,294 | observed |
| 2010 | 6 | 14,959 | observed |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 5 | 16,869 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 13,150 | observed |
| 2014 | 8 | 11,931 | observed |
| 2015 | 9 | 10,866 | observed |
| 2016 | 14 | 7,988 | observed |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | 11 | 9,151 | observed |
| 2019 | 5 | 15,539 | observed |
| 2020 | 7 | 12,142 | observed |
| 2021 | 6 | 13,464 | observed |
| 2022 | 8 | 11,231 | observed |
| 2023 | 15 | 7,247 | observed |
| 2024 | 11 | 8,946 | observed |
| 2025 | 8 | 10,917 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Bette” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Bette— “God’s oath”
_Bette_, _f._ _Ger._ Heb. God’s oath, 35
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
