Given name
Bettey
“my God is bountiful”
Bettey is a variant of Betty. In English use, Betty carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bettey is a variant of Betty. In English use, Betty carries the interpretation “my God is bountiful.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bettey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 119
- 0 boys · 119 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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