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Betty Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Betty: every year it appeared on the national list since 1904, with 3,619 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
3,619
Peak year
1934 #430
Years on the list
75
10-year trend
+23.1%

In the 1930s · Most used in GA in {year}

Popularity history

1904–1988

YearBirthsRank
196713#2250
196819#1843
196914#2319
19708#3551
197110#3170
197315#2518
197410#3343
19758#3983
19766#4991
19775#5936
19817#5007
19836#5553
19855#6627
19875#7067
19886#6514

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1934

GA
13
TN
12
AL
11
KY
9
IL
9
CA
8

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