Feminine dossier · first seen 1916

Bettylou

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bettylou
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1927

Peak era

1927

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Generation

Greatest Generation

1916Peak 19272024

Peak year

1927

Decline from peak

100%

2024

All-time

1,390

Bettylou is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1927, when 81 girls were named Bettylou.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2024 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

All told, about 1,390 Americans have been named Bettylou and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1916.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1927

Curious about the history of Bettylou? Browse books about the name Bettylou on Amazon.