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Bettina

Pronounced B AH0 T IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1965
  • 122 years in use
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How popular is Bettina?

Bettina is a girls' name, and first appears in 1903. It has been given to 6,471 children — the 1,810th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 84 births across the past decade, against a peak of 192 in a single year. That peak was in 1965.

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Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
B AH0 T IY1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
010
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Bettina

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Bettina

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Bettina?
Bettina ranks 1,810th among girls' names in US records, with 6,471 births since 1903. Over the past decade it accounts for 84.
Is Bettina a unisex name?
No. Bettina is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Bettina most popular?
1965, when 192 children were given the name. It has been in use for 122 years and is still recorded as of 2024.