Bettina
Bettina was the 10229th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 714th with 192 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,569 places. More babies were named Bettina in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #10,229 girls, up 1,032 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1965192 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,482babies recorded
Bettina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,229 | 9 |
| 2020 | #11,261 | 8 |
| 2010 | #11,412 | 9 |
| 2000 | #6,532 | 16 |
| 1990 | #3,529 | 30 |
| 1980 | #948 | 158 |
| 1970 | #1,043 | 118 |
| 1960 | #776 | 173 |
| 1950 | #1,100 | 70 |
| 1940 | #1,410 | 29 |
| 1930 | #2,030 | 17 |
| 1920 | #1,555 | 28 |
| 1910 | #1,115 | 16 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bettina, counting every spelling?
Bettina is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettina | 9 | #10,229 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bettina?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bettina (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bettina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bettina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bettina?
About 5,100 people born in the US named Bettina are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 45 and 65. That makes Bettina a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bettina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bettina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bettina
How popular is the name Bettina?
Bettina was the 10229th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 714th with 192 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,569 places. More babies were named Bettina in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Bettina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bettina in the US.