First Name BETTY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BETTY is ranked as the 31st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,326,700.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 416.08 people named BETTY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named BETTY is 533,747.
  • The SSA data also shows that BETTY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names BETTY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,326,700 +/-0.3%
  • National Rank 31
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 416.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 533,747
  • National Rank 82
  • Percentile Rank 99.91%
  • Proportion/100k 167.39

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BETTY is 78.8% White, 3.3% Hispanic origin, 14.3% Black, 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BETTY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BETTY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BETTY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.8% 63.9% 14.9%
Hispanic origin 3.3% 16.3% -13.0%
Black 14.3% 12.3% 2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.4% 4.9% -3.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BETTY is California where 88,477 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BETTY, as 1251.7 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • West Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Rhode Island (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names BETTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 61,039 473.88 100.0% Indiana 47,778 724.25 100.0% Iowa 11,614 373.79 99.9% Kansas 21,807 750.93 99.9% Michigan 30,260 305.35 99.9% Minnesota 12,665 232.07 99.8% Missouri 29,788 994.9 100.0% Nebraska 12,306 654.04 99.9% North Dakota 4,383 592.66 99.8% Ohio 80,412 693.55 100.0% South Dakota 5,695 667.48 99.7% Wisconsin 15,672 272.19 99.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BETTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 61,039 473.88 100.0%
Indiana 47,778 724.25 100.0%
Iowa 11,614 373.79 99.9%
Kansas 21,807 750.93 99.9%
Michigan 30,260 305.35 99.9%
Minnesota 12,665 232.07 99.8%
Missouri 29,788 994.9 100.0%
Nebraska 12,306 654.04 99.9%
North Dakota 4,383 592.66 99.8%
Ohio 80,412 693.55 100.0%
South Dakota 5,695 667.48 99.7%
Wisconsin 15,672 272.19 99.8%
West State Statistics First-Names BETTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 2,835 384.82 99.3% Arizona 34,317 509.79 99.9% California 88,477 228.02 100.0% Colorado 24,197 451.78 99.9% Hawaii 3,408 240.05 99.8% Idaho 9,244 565.6 99.9% Montana 6,880 672.11 99.8% Nevada 10,281 362.12 99.8% New Mexico 10,214 489.75 99.8% Oregon 22,467 565.87 99.9% Utah 10,112 343.6 99.8% Washington 19,243 272.5 99.9% Wyoming 3,758 643.32 99.7%

West States
State stats for the first name BETTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 2,835 384.82 99.3%
Arizona 34,317 509.79 99.9%
California 88,477 228.02 100.0%
Colorado 24,197 451.78 99.9%
Hawaii 3,408 240.05 99.8%
Idaho 9,244 565.6 99.9%
Montana 6,880 672.11 99.8%
Nevada 10,281 362.12 99.8%
New Mexico 10,214 489.75 99.8%
Oregon 22,467 565.87 99.9%
Utah 10,112 343.6 99.8%
Washington 19,243 272.5 99.9%
Wyoming 3,758 643.32 99.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names BETTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 3,411 94.83 99.1% Maine 2,098 157.76 98.2% Massachusetts 6,155 91.24 99.2% New Hampshire 1,458 109.86 97.8% New Jersey 10,643 119.08 99.6% New York 31,064 157.31 99.9% Pennsylvania 62,043 485.19 99.9% Rhode Island 957 90.7 97.6% Vermont 1,811 289.04 99.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BETTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 3,411 94.83 99.1%
Maine 2,098 157.76 98.2%
Massachusetts 6,155 91.24 99.2%
New Hampshire 1,458 109.86 97.8%
New Jersey 10,643 119.08 99.6%
New York 31,064 157.31 99.9%
Pennsylvania 62,043 485.19 99.9%
Rhode Island 957 90.7 97.6%
Vermont 1,811 289.04 99.2%
South State Statistics First-Names BETTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 49,296 1016.55 100.0% Arkansas 32,422 1093 100.0% Delaware 3,372 360.38 99.8% Dist. of Columbia 838 127.11 99.1% Florida 64,700 325.24 100.0% Georgia 77,848 770.98 100.0% Kentucky 43,246 979.87 100.0% Louisiana 32,389 696.59 100.0% Maryland 26,534 443.97 99.9% Mississippi 29,788 994.9 100.0% North Carolina 50,295 505.78 100.0% Oklahoma 35,060 904.06 100.0% South Carolina 46,417 960.51 100.0% Tennessee 66,554 1016.19 100.0% Texas 85,541 317.32 100.0% Virginia 55,508 666.66 100.0% West Virginia 23,160 1251.7 99.9%

South States
State stats for the first name BETTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 49,296 1016.55 100.0%
Arkansas 32,422 1093 100.0%
Delaware 3,372 360.38 99.8%
Dist. of Columbia 838 127.11 99.1%
Florida 64,700 325.24 100.0%
Georgia 77,848 770.98 100.0%
Kentucky 43,246 979.87 100.0%
Louisiana 32,389 696.59 100.0%
Maryland 26,534 443.97 99.9%
Mississippi 29,788 994.9 100.0%
North Carolina 50,295 505.78 100.0%
Oklahoma 35,060 904.06 100.0%
South Carolina 46,417 960.51 100.0%
Tennessee 66,554 1016.19 100.0%
Texas 85,541 317.32 100.0%
Virginia 55,508 666.66 100.0%
West Virginia 23,160 1251.7 99.9%
 

Full Names with BETTY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BETTY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BETTY.

The most popular full name is BETTY Smith. 1.08% of all the people named BETTY have this family name.

There are 60255 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BETTY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 BETTY Smith 1.08%
2 BETTY Johnson 0.78%
3 BETTY Williams 0.63%
4 BETTY Brown 0.61%
5 BETTY Jones 0.59%
6 BETTY Miller 0.53%
7 BETTY Davis 0.52%
8 BETTY Wilson 0.37%
9 BETTY Anderson 0.34%
10 BETTY Taylor 0.33%
11 BETTY Moore 0.33%
12 BETTY White 0.31%
13 BETTY Thomas 0.31%
14 BETTY Martin 0.31%
15 BETTY Thompson 0.30%
16 BETTY Hall 0.28%
17 BETTY Harris 0.28%
18 BETTY Clark 0.27%
19 BETTY Jackson 0.27%
20 BETTY King 0.25%