Bette is an established variant of Betty that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Bette is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11,103 for girl births in the United States (and #18,711 across all names), given to 8 babies. Bette was first reported in SSA data in 1896 and peaked in 1924 (1,736 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #11,103 | — |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,036 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #7,309 | — |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | #11,386 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | #13,760 | — |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #12,359 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #15,921 | — |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,255 | — |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #8,063 | — |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #11,034 | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,127 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #13,402 | — |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | #17,311 | — |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #15,267 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #17,730 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #14,153 | — |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #15,697 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #14,708 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #14,013 | — |
| 1994 | 7 | — | #10,704 | — |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #13,702 | — |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,527 | — |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #7,016 | — |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #11,565 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #12,598 | — |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,314 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #8,870 | — |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #8,620 | — |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #5,709 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,242 | — |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #6,762 | — |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #5,960 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,599 | — |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #4,344 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,646 | — |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #7,007 | — |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #3,923 | — |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,177 | — |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #4,886 | — |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #4,245 | — |
| 1973 | 21 | — | #3,129 | — |
| 1972 | 21 | — | #3,070 | — |
| 1971 | 25 | — | #2,810 | — |
| 1970 | 32 | — | #2,359 | — |
| 1969 | 46 | — | #1,810 | — |
| 1968 | 44 | — | #1,778 | — |
| 1967 | 55 | — | #1,508 | — |
| 1966 | 56 | — | #1,474 | — |
| 1965 | 75 | — | #1,241 | — |
| 1964 | 105 | — | #1,060 | — |
| 1963 | 101 | — | #1,073 | — |
| 1962 | 117 | — | #992 | — |
| 1961 | 146 | — | #889 | — |
| 1960 | 145 | — | #859 | — |
| 1959 | 191 | — | #731 | — |
| 1958 | 188 | — | #719 | — |
| 1957 | 267 | — | #592 | — |
| 1956 | 282 | — | #558 | — |
| 1955 | 339 | — | #501 | — |
| 1954 | 389 | — | #445 | — |
| 1953 | 444 | — | #405 | — |
| 1952 | 384 | — | #438 | — |
| 1951 | 495 | — | #359 | — |
| 1950 | 459 | — | #377 | — |
| 1949 | 570 | — | #326 | — |
| 1948 | 581 | — | #323 | — |
| 1947 | 739 | — | #284 | — |
| 1946 | 732 | — | #267 | — |
| 1945 | 640 | — | #270 | — |
| 1944 | 691 | — | #261 | — |
| 1943 | 769 | — | #251 | — |
| 1942 | 836 | — | #229 | — |
| 1941 | 747 | — | #230 | — |
| 1940 | 734 | — | #233 | #3,495 |
| 1939 | 736 | — | #228 | — |
| 1938 | 742 | — | #225 | — |
| 1937 | 685 | — | #239 | — |
| 1936 | 717 | — | #227 | — |
| 1935 | 658 | — | #245 | — |
| 1934 | 746 | — | #231 | #3,721 |
| 1933 | 855 | — | #205 | — |
| 1932 | 772 | — | #220 | — |
| 1931 | 709 | — | #229 | — |
| 1930 | 774 | — | #221 | — |
| 1929 | 890 | — | #209 | #3,595 |
| 1928 | 1,000 | — | #202 | — |
| 1927 | 1,189 | — | #175 | — |
| 1926 | 1,381 | — | #166 | — |
| 1925 | 1,592 | — | #155 | — |
| 1924 | 1,742 | — | #151 | #3,915 |
| 1923 | 1,693 | — | #148 | — |
| 1922 | 1,482 | — | #160 | — |
| 1921 | 1,316 | — | #169 | — |
| 1920 | 1,000 | — | #196 | — |
| 1919 | 718 | — | #236 | — |
| 1918 | 582 | — | #260 | — |
| 1917 | 387 | — | #313 | — |
| 1916 | 230 | — | #409 | — |
| 1915 | 148 | — | #510 | — |
| 1914 | 82 | — | #638 | — |
| 1913 | 53 | — | #712 | — |
| 1912 | 38 | — | #810 | — |
| 1911 | 29 | — | #802 | — |
| 1910 | 21 | — | #943 | — |
| 1909 | 19 | — | #942 | — |
| 1908 | 18 | — | #945 | — |
| 1907 | 16 | — | #950 | — |
| 1906 | 11 | — | #1,162 | — |
| 1904 | 9 | — | #1,270 | — |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #1,215 | — |
| 1902 | 14 | — | #944 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | — | #1,500 | — |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,751 | — |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,630 | — |
| 1897 | 5 | — | #1,576 | — |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,610 | — |