The baby name Bette appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1970. It was most popular in 1924 with 2,382 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Bette has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 11 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1913 | 31 |
| 1914 | 44 |
| 1915 | 134 |
| 1916 | 212 |
| 1917 | 446 |
| 1918 | 701 |
| 1919 | 810 |
| 1920 | 1,224 |
| 1921 | 1,644 |
| 1922 | 1,763 |
| 1923 | 2,187 |
| 1924 | 2,382 |
| 1925 | 2,227 |
| 1926 | 1,951 |
| 1927 | 1,743 |
| 1928 | 1,474 |
| 1929 | 1,212 |
| 1930 | 1,078 |
| 1931 | 930 |
| 1932 | 1,036 |
| 1933 | 1,113 |
| 1934 | 911 |
| 1935 | 890 |
| 1936 | 826 |
| 1937 | 801 |
| 1938 | 849 |
| 1939 | 848 |
| 1940 | 794 |
| 1941 | 830 |
| 1942 | 894 |
| 1943 | 896 |
| 1944 | 722 |
| 1945 | 676 |
| 1946 | 758 |
| 1947 | 843 |
| 1948 | 611 |
| 1949 | 603 |
| 1950 | 568 |
| 1951 | 571 |
| 1952 | 431 |
| 1953 | 484 |
| 1954 | 384 |
| 1955 | 340 |
| 1956 | 265 |
| 1957 | 256 |
| 1958 | 148 |
| 1959 | 170 |
| 1960 | 109 |
| 1961 | 111 |
| 1962 | 63 |
| 1963 | 62 |
| 1964 | 51 |
| 1965 | 46 |
| 1966 | 11 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 15 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 6 |