Girls name
Betty
Betty is a girls' name given to 985,706 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1930 with 38,240 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Oklahoma in 1928.
Which states favor Betty
Betty by state
Top states by all-time births named Betty. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 66,290 | #1260 (2025) |
| 2 | Ohio | 60,182 | #814 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 54,581 | #1364 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 49,019 | #1271 (2025) |
| 5 | North Carolina | 44,002 | #1074 (2025) |
| 6 | Georgia | 40,802 | #1098 (2025) |
| 7 | New York | 39,753 | #1174 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 36,371 | #801 (2025) |
| 9 | Tennessee | 36,333 | #1154 (2025) |
| 10 | California | 36,253 | #1507 (2025) |
| 11 | Missouri | 34,816 | #522 (2025) |
| 12 | Kentucky | 33,825 | #762 (2025) |
| 13 | Indiana | 33,323 | #841 (2024) |
| 14 | Alabama | 33,144 | #739 (2024) |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 27,498 | #754 (2024) |
| 16 | Virginia | 27,170 | #1213 (2025) |
| 17 | West Virginia | 26,469 | #173 (1988) |
| 18 | South Carolina | 24,961 | #792 (2025) |
| 19 | Arkansas | 23,419 | #478 (2001) |
| 20 | Mississippi | 21,104 | #400 (1995) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).