How popular is the name Betina?

1,016 US babies were named Betina between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1973.

What careers are people named Betina over-represented in?

Among notable women who are singers, Betinas show up 1.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Betina

Q: How common is the spelling Betina?

1 in 7 Bettinas spell it Betina.

Betina (German origin). 1,016 US babies since 1940, peak 1973. Notable Betinas are 1.1× over-represented as singers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

GermanSpelling of Bettina

Bettina around the world

Беттина · Russian
Беттіна · Ukrainian
بيتينا · Arabic
בטינה · Hebrew
ベティーナ · Japanese
贝蒂娜 · Chinese
베티나 · Korean
Betina
Betine
Betinna

Famous Bettinas

Bettina von Arnim · German writer and novelist (1785-1859)
Bettina Heinen-Ayech · German painter (1937–2020)

Bettina’s name day

March 8 · Norway

In US birth records

Peak year: 1973

1,016 US babies were named Betina between 1940 and 2025.

Betina around the world

France: 240 babies since 1900, peak 2003
Norway: 228 babies since 1945, peak 2000

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Betinas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.0×	Low · 3 people
Writer	1.0×	Low · 2 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 2 people
Singer	1.1×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are singers, Betinas show up 1.1× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 7 Bettinas spell it Betina

Bettina 80%
Betina 14%
Betania 5%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1973)