The baby name Betta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈbɛtə/ (BET-uh); Italian: /ˈbɛtta/ (BET-tah).
The baby name Betta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈbɛtə/ (BET-uh); Italian: /ˈbɛtta/ (BET-tah).
Betta is in Origin.
Betta is an Italian short form most commonly derived from Elisabetta, the Italian form of Elizabeth, and thus carries the Hebrew meaning "my God is an oath/pledge." In Italy it also appears as a familiar nickname for Benedetta ("blessed"), Roberta ("bright fame"), or Alberta ("noble, bright"). In Scandinavia, comparable pet forms include Betta and Bettan from Elisabet. Though graphically identical to the aquarium "betta" fish, the name's origin is unrelated.
Used in Italian records from the Renaissance onward, Betta functioned primarily as a domestic nickname but has periodically been bestowed as an independent given name, especially in northern and central regions in the 19th-20th centuries. Related variants and diminutives include Elisabetta, Benedetta, Bette, Betty, Bettie, Betsy, Betti, Beth, Bettina, and Bettan. Betta offers a crisp, vintage alternative to longer forms while retaining the devotional or virtuous meanings of its sources.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| PT | 0 | #249 | 2 | 4,161 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #559 | 1,521 | 9,415 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #571 | 5 | 12,054 |
| IT | 0 | #585 | 131 | 4,183 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #682 | 16 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #733 | 6 | 3,895 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #978 | 4 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,041 | 71 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 73 | 25,928 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,136 | 41 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,441 | 31 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Betta is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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