Bettyjean

Girl · recorded 1921–1991

  • 1991last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Bettyjean.

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Its story

Popularity since 1921

091819211939195619741991

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 41 recorded years as a table
Bettyjean, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19217
192211
192312
192417
192512
192614
19278
19286
192912
193012
193110
193212
19339
193411
193510
19368
193718
19387
19397
19408
19415
194210
194310
19448
19459
19466
19473
19494
19513
19583
19594
19605
19617
19625
19634
19646
19653
19674
19693
19703
19914

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Bettyjean isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1991
7
Rank in 1991
#10,271
How rare
1 in 267,858 girls
Since 1921
421

Bettyjean was last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1937, at 18 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Bettyjean doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.