Bettie

Bettie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “God is my oath”
Origin: English
Say it: BET-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

English diminutive spelling of Betty, itself a pet form of Elizabeth. Bettie Page is a well-known bearer.

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How popular is Bettie?

20243.6 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Bettie in 202412

Peak year1882

Total US babies since 188038,468

Bettie is steady now but far below its 1882 peak.

Names like Bettie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

BettyGod is my oath · English
BettyeGod is my oath · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Bettie questions

What does the name Bettie mean?

Bettie means "God is my oath". It comes from English. English diminutive spelling of Betty, itself a pet form of Elizabeth. Bettie Page is a well-known bearer.

Is Bettie a boy or girl name?

Bettie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bettie?

12 US babies were named Bettie in 2024. Its peak year was 1882.

How do you pronounce Bettie?

Bettie is usually pronounced BET-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.