Over the past 110 years, 32 108 girls have been named Bette. The name Bette ranks 684th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bette in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Bette came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.