Bettina is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bettina means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bettina across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bettina has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bettina is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is my oath, or pledged to God”. An Italian and German diminutive of Elisabetta or Benedetta.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,482 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 47 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bettina per year, United States (1903 to 2025). United States peaked in 1965 (192/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2010 (7/yr).
Bettina is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1965, when it ranked #1,236 nationally (given to 192 babies that year).
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