Bettye

Bettye: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Bettye is a spelling variant of Betty, a diminutive of Elizabeth. The underlying Hebrew name Elisheva means 'God is my oath'.

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How popular is Bettye?

20240 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 Bettye in 20240

Peak year1933

Total US babies since 188022,967

Bettye was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Bettye

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

BettyGod is my oath · English
BettieGod 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

Bettye questions

What does the name Bettye mean?

Bettye means "God is my oath". It comes from English. Bettye is a spelling variant of Betty, a diminutive of Elizabeth. The underlying Hebrew name Elisheva means 'God is my oath'.

Is Bettye a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Bettye?

Bettye was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1933.

How do you pronounce Bettye?

Bettye 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.