Bettye is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bettye means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bettye across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bettye has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bettye is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “pledged to God”. A variant of Betty, a pet form of Elizabeth.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 22,967 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 Bettye per year, United States (1883 to 1998). United States peaked in 1933 (763/yr).
Bettye has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1933, when it ranked #397 nationally (given to 763 babies that year).
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