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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Bettylou

Bettylou was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 811th with 81 babies. More babies were named Bettylou in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192781 babies
Total since 1880
1,390babies recorded

Bettylou popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#4,8048
1950#2,05722
1940#1,24235
1930#95758
1920#2,18117
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Bettylou, counting every spelling?

Bettylou has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Bettylou?

About 400 people born in the US named Bettylou are alive today, with a median age of 81; half are between 74 and 87. That makes Bettylou a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Bettylou by state

How common Bettylou was among girls born in each state in 1925–1929, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.0×), Illinois (3.1×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesWI0.08Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesMN0.20Illinois: 0.16 per 1,000 babiesIL0.16Michigan: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMI0.03New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Bettylou, girls, 1925–1929. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Bettylou: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bettylou, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Bettylou

How popular is the name Bettylou?

Bettylou was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1927, when it ranked 811th with 81 babies. More babies were named Bettylou in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Bettylou a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,390 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Bettylou most popular?

In 1925–1929, Bettylou was most common in Minnesota (0.20 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Wisconsin.