Is Bette a boy or girl name?
Bette is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Bette, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 34,911 US babies named Bette were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,009
- Babies named Bette since 1896
- 34,911
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 1,742 babies
Boys and girls named Bette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 108 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,288 | 100% |
| 1920s | 12 | 13,273 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 5 | 7,389 | 99.9% |
| 1940s | 5 | 7,034 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,438 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 890 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 99 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 65 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,009 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,302 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,379 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,755 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,349 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,911 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,253 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,060 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,031 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,123 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,401 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,306 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,266 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,729 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,153 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,697 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,708 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 5 | #14,013 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,704 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,701 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,526 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,016 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,564 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,596 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,314 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,871 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,620 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,709 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,242 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,761 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,959 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,600 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,344 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,646 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,006 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,175 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,886 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,245 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,129 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,070 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,810 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,359 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,810 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,778 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,508 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,474 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,241 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,060 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,073 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 117 | #992 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 146 | #889 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 145 | #859 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 191 | #731 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 188 | #719 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 267 | #592 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 282 | #558 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 339 | #501 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 389 | #445 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 444 | #405 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 384 | #438 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 495 | #359 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 459 | #377 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 570 | #326 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 581 | #323 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 739 | #284 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 732 | #267 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 640 | #270 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 691 | #261 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 769 | #251 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 836 | #229 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 747 | #230 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,495 | 729 | #233 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 736 | #228 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 742 | #225 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 685 | #239 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 717 | #227 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 658 | #245 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,721 | 741 | #231 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 855 | #205 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 772 | #220 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 709 | #229 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 774 | #221 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,596 | 884 | #209 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 1,000 | #202 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 1,189 | #175 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 1,381 | #166 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 1,592 | #155 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,915 | 1,736 | #151 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 1,693 | #148 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 1,482 | #160 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 1,316 | #169 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,000 | #196 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 718 | #236 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 582 | #260 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 387 | #313 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 230 | #409 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 148 | #510 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 82 | #638 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 53 | #712 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 38 | #810 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 29 | #802 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 21 | #943 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 19 | #942 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 18 | #945 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 16 | #950 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,162 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,270 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,215 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 14 | #944 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,500 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,751 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,630 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,576 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,610 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bette reached #3,495 in 1940. As a girl name, it reached #148 in 1923. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.