Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
647 famous people named Betty found on Wikipedia.
999667 female, 3619 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
1128-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
2nd in year 1934
Used in: English
A female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Betty or Bettie is a common diminutive for the name Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the name Beatriz, Spanish form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia.
Fem. pet name, from Bet, shortened from Elizabeth, + -y (3). Also in old slang (by 1857), "man who interferes with the domestic duties of women" [Century Dictionary, 1889].
Diminutive of Elizabeth: oath of God, or God is satisfaction.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty White | 1922 | Actress from the United States |
| 2 | Betty Boop | Cartoon character | |
| 3 | Betty Grable | 1916 | Dancer, singer, actress |
| 4 | Betty Ford | 1918 | U.S. First Lady: wife of Gerald Ford |
| 5 | Betty Buckley | 1947 | American actress and singer |
| 6 | Betty Shabazz | 1934 | American educator and civil rights advocate |
| 7 | Betty Gilpin | 1986 | American actress |
| 8 | Betty Cooper | ||
| 9 | Betty Draper | Fictional character from Mad Men | |
| 10 | Betty Hutton | 1921 | Actress |
| 11 | Betty Friedan | 1921 | American activist |
| 12 | Betty Broderick | 1947 | Convicted murderer |
| 13 | Betty DeGeneres | 1930 | American activist |
| 14 | Betty Lynn | 1926 | Actress |
| 15 | Betty Ross | Comic book character | |
| 16 | Betty Davis | 1945 | American singer |
| 17 | Betty Cantrell | 1994 | Miss America 2016 |
| 18 | Betty Lou Bredemus | 1934 | Acting coach |
| 19 | Betty Brant | Fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics | |
| 20 | Betty Brosmer | 1935 | Model and fitness advocate |
| 21 | Betty Ong | 1956 | American flight assistant |
| 22 | Betty Garrett | 1919 | Actress, dancer |
| 23 | Betty Who | 1991 | Australian singer-songwriter |
| 24 | Betty Clooney | 1931 | American singer |
| 25 | Betty Wright | 1953 | American singer |
| 26 | Betty Mahmoody | 1945 | American writer |
| 27 | Betty Thomas | 1948 | Actress, film director, television director |
| 28 | Betty Boothroyd | 1929 | British politician and life peer |
| 29 | Betty Field | 1916 | American actress |
| 30 | Betty Hemings | 1735 | American slave |
| 31 | Betty Lou Beets | 1937 | American murderer |
| 32 | Betty Dodson | 1929 | American sex educator |
| 33 | Betty Lou Gerson | 1914 | American actress |
| 34 | Betty Rubble | Fictional character | |
| 35 | Betty Suarez | ||
| 36 | Betty Aberlin | 1942 | American actress |
| 37 | Betty Boo | 1970 | British singer |
| 38 | Betty Nguyen | 1974 | American journalist |
| 39 | Betty Liu | 1973 | American news anchor |
| 40 | Elizabeth Parris | 1682 | Accuser in the Salem witch trials |
| 41 | Betty Monroe | 1978 | Mexican actor and television actor |
| 42 | Betty Smith | 1896 | Writer from the USA |
| 43 | Betty Ting | 1947 | Taiwanese actress |
| 44 | Betty Comden | 1917 | Librettist, songwriter, actress |
| 45 | Betty Cohen | 1950 | |
| 46 | Betty McGlown | 1941 | American musician |
| 47 | Betty Carter | 1929 | Jazz singer, songwriter |
| 48 | Betty Furness | 1916 | American actress, consumer advocate and current affairs commentator, Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs under President Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 49 | Betty Everett | 1939 | American musician |
| 50 | Betty Driver | 1920 | English singer, actress and author, best known for her role as Betty Williams on Coronation Street |
| 51 | Betty McCollum | 1954 | American politician |
| 52 | Betty Marsden | 1919 | British actor and comedian |
| 53 | Betty Currie | 1939 | Personal Secretary to Bill Clinton |
| 54 | Betty Applewhite | Fictional character on Desperate Housewives | |
| 55 | Betty Cuthbert | 1938 | Australian sprinter |
| 56 | Betty Stöve | 1945 | Dutch tennis player |
| 57 | Acid Betty | 1977 | |
| 58 | Betty Okino | 1975 | Gymnast |
| 59 | Betty Robinson | 1911 | Athletics competitor |
| 60 | Betty Catroux | 1945 | Model |
| 61 | Betty MacDonald | 1908 | Writer |
| 62 | Betty Eagleton | ||
| 63 | Betty Washington Lewis | 1733 | Sister of George Washington |
| 64 | Betty Zane | 1759 | Heroine of the Revolutionary War on the American frontier |
| 65 | Betty Holberton | 1917 | American computer programmer |
| 66 | Betty Edwards | 1926 | American artist |
| 67 | Betty Compson | 1897 | Actress |
| 68 | Betty Williams | ||
| 69 | Betty Sue Flowers | Emeritus Professor of English | |
| 70 | Betty Reid-Soskin | 1921 | American entrepreneur, activist, park ranger |
| 71 | Betty Gabriel | ||
| 72 | Betty Jackson | 1949 | British fashion designer |
| 73 | Betty Eadie | 1942 | American writer |
| 74 | Betty Sutton | 1963 | American politician |
| 75 | Betty Blythe | 1893 | Actress |
| 76 | Betty T. Yee | 1957 | American politician |
| 77 | Betty Bronson | 1906 | Actress |
| 78 | Betty Fox | 1937 | Canadian cancer research activist |
| 79 | Betty Chung | 1947 | Hong Kong singer |
| 80 | Betty Garde | 1905 | Actress |
| 81 | Betty Jean Owens | American rape victim | |
| 82 | Betty Heine | 1771 | |
| 83 | Betty Kennedy | 1926 | Canadian politician |
| 84 | Betty Grafstein | 1929 | |
| 85 | Betty Noyes | 1912 | American actress |
| 86 | Betty Heidler | 1983 | German hammer thrower |
| 87 | Betty Bobbitt | 1939 | Actress |
| 88 | Betty Corday | 1912 | American television producer |
| 89 | Betty Woodman | 1930 | American artist |
| 90 | Betty Lou Keim | 1938 | American actress |
| 91 | Betty Churcher | 1931 | Australian art gallery director |
| 92 | Betty Neels | 1909 | British writer |
| 93 | Betty Lago | 1955 | Brazilian actress |
| 94 | Betty Dodd | 1930 | Professional golfer |
| 95 | Betty Castor | 1941 | American politician |
| 96 | Betty Parsons | 1900 | American artist, art dealer and collector |
| 97 | Betty Pariso | 1956 | American bodybuilder |
| 98 | Betty Bumpers | 1925 | American activsit |
| 99 | Betty Jane Watson | 1926 | American actress and singer |
| 100 | Betty Ann Davies | 1910 | British actress |
| 101 | Betty Jean Robinson | 1933 | Singer-songwriter |
| 102 | Betty Box | 1915 | British film producer |
| 103 | Betty Kelly | 1944 | American singer |
| 104 | Betty Loren-Maltese | American politician and criminal | |
| 105 | Betty Loh | 1937 | Actress |
| 106 | Betty Lennox | 1976 | American basketball player |
| 107 | Betty Alberge | 1922 | English actress |
| 108 | Betty Wilson | 1921 | Australian cricketer |
| 109 | Betty Johnson | 1929 | American singer |
| 110 | Betty Price | Politician | |
| 111 | Betty Azar | 1941 | Teacher/author of several English grammar workbooks |
| 112 | Betty Zhou | Chinese actress | |
| 113 | Betty Go-Belmonte | 1933 | Filipino writer |
| 114 | Betty J. Sapp | 1955 | Director of the National Reconnaissance Office |
| 115 | Betty James | 1918 | American businessman |
| 116 | Betty Montgomery | 1948 | American politician |
| 117 | Betty Willis | 1923 | American graphic designer |
| 118 | Betty Rollin | 1936 | American journalist |
| 119 | Betty Faria | 1941 | Actress |
| 120 | Betty Bone Schiess | 1923 | American Episcopal priest |
| 121 | Betty May | British model | |
| 122 | Betty Mae Tiger Jumper | 1923 | Chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, nurse and editor |
| 123 | Betty G. Miller | 1934 | |
| 124 | Betty Jaynes | 1921 | American actress |
| 125 | Betty Gillies | 1908 | American female aviator |
| 126 | Betty Shine | 1929 | Medium and Author |
| 127 | Betty Clay | 1917 | British scouting leader |
| 128 | Betty Neumar | 1931 | American murderer |
| 129 | Betty Compton | 1904 | American actress |
| 130 | Betty Chew | 1964 | Malaysian politician |
| 131 | Betty Curtis | 1936 | Italian singer |
| 132 | Betty McDowall | 1924 | Australian actress |
| 133 | Betty Jeffrey | 1908 | Australian writer |
| 134 | Betty Niccoli | 1946 | Professional wrestler |
| 135 | Betty Amann | 1905 | Actress |
| 136 | Betty Nuthall | 1911 | English tennis player |
| 137 | Betty Anderson | ||
| 138 | Betty Blue | 1931 | American actress |
| 139 | Betty | 2003 | Armenian singer |
| 140 | Betty Kershaw | 1943 | British nursing administrator |
| 141 | Betty Balfour | 1903 | British actress |
| 142 | Betty Walker | 1928 | American comedian |
| 143 | Betty McGuire | American actress | |
| 144 | Betty Ruth | 1929 | |
| 145 | Betty Freeman | 1921 | Music patron, philanthropist |
| 146 | Betty Makoni | 1971 | Zimbabwean activist |
| 147 | Betty Harris | 1940 | American scientist |
| 148 | Betty Careless | London prostitute | |
| 149 | Betty Tucker | 1924 | American baseball player |
| 150 | Betty Clawman | ||
| 151 | Betty Harford | 1927 | American actress |
| 152 | Betty Fussell | 1927 | American writer |
| 153 | Betty Ballantine | 1919 | American editor and publisher |
| 154 | Betty Thatcher | 1944 | English lyricist |
| 155 | Betty Beaumont | 1946 | American artist |
| 156 | Betty Kaunda | 1928 | First Lady of Zambia |
| 157 | Betty Baxter | 1952 | Canadian politician |
| 158 | Betty Roberts | 1923 | Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court |
| 159 | Betty Warren | 1907 | British actress |
| 160 | Betty Allen | 1927 | Singer |
| 161 | Betty Bennett | 1921 | American jazz singer |
| 162 | Betty Viana-Adkins | 1971 | Venezuelan bodybuilder |
| 163 | Betty Astell | 1912 | English actress |
| 164 | Betty Roché | 1920 | American blues singer |
| 165 | Betty Missiego | 1945 | Spanish singer |
| 166 | Betty Wand | American singer | |
| 167 | Betty Uber | 1906 | Badminton player |
| 168 | Betty Ross Clarke | 1896 | American actress |
| 169 | Betty Flores | 1944 | American mayor |
| 170 | Betty Bjurström | 1923 | Swedish actress |
| 171 | Betty Little | 1940 | American politician |
| 172 | Betty Meggers | 1921 | Archaeologist |
| 173 | Betty Broadbent | 1909 | Circus performer |
| 174 | Betty Hester | 1923 | American correspondent |
| 175 | Betty Binns Fletcher | 1923 | United States federal judge |
| 176 | Betty Andujar | 1912 | Texas State Senator |
| 177 | Betty Mould-Iddrisu | 1953 | Lawyer, Attorney General and Minister for Justice of Ghana |
| 178 | Betty Ren Wright | 1927 | American writer |
| 179 | Betty Jane Rhodes | 1921 | American actress |
| 180 | Betty Hicks | 1920 | Professional golfer |
| 181 | Betty Luster | 1922 | Actress, singer |
| 182 | Betty Jameson | 1919 | Professional golfer |
| 183 | Betty Mars | 1944 | Actress and singer from France |
| 184 | Betty Elizalde | 1940 | Argentinian journalist |
| 185 | Betty Arvaniti | 1939 | Actress |
| 186 | Betty Lucas | 1926 | Australian actress |
| 187 | Betty Lockwood, Baroness Lockwood | 1924 | British political activist |
| 188 | Betty Goodwin | 1923 | Canadian artist |
| 189 | Betty Banafe | 1979 | Actress |
| 190 | Betty Oyella Bigombe | 1954 | Ugandan politician |
| 191 | Betty King | Australian judge | |
| 192 | Betty Francisco | 1900 | Actress |
| 193 | Betty Tompkins | 1945 | American artist |
| 194 | Betty Ann Grubb Stuart | 1950 | American tennis player |
| 195 | Betty Brey | 1931 | American swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medalist |
| 196 | Betty Huntley-Wright | 1911 | British actress and vocalist |
| 197 | Betty Legler | 1961 | |
| 198 | Garry Betty | 1957 | American businessman |
| 199 | Betty Taylor | 1919 | Performer |
| 200 | Betty Unger | 1943 | Canadian politician |