Bette Davis
There are approximately 31 people named Bette Davis living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,056,592 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bette with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Davis. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
31
1 in 11,056,592
Named Bette
8.1K
Alive today
Named Davis
1.3M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 8.1K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1924
Average age: 76
Estimated bearers: 1.3M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #8
Per 100K: 378.45
Top ancestry: White (62.2%)
First name trend
Bette: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bette. The peak year was 1924 with 1,742 births. The average person named Bette today is 76 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Davis surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Davis, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 62.2%.
- White62.2%
- Black or African American31.6%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Bette has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0024% of the US population, based on 8,069 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Davis appears at a rate of 378.45 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.3784%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 31 people with the full name Bette Davis. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Bette Davis: questions and answers
How many people are named Bette Davis?
We estimate approximately 31 people in the United States share the full name Bette Davis. That works out to about 1 in 11,056,592 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0024%) with the surname frequency (378.45 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Bette Davis?
We classify Bette Davis as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,056,592 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Bette a male or female name?
Bette is predominantly female. Out of 34,911 total SSA registrations, 0.1% were male and 99.9% were female. See the full Bette profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.