Betul
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- beh-TOOL
- Origin
- Arabic
Betul is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “devout, ascetic”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Betul mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Batul
“devout, ascetic”
Turkish form of Batul, an honorific of Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Betul a girl's or a boy's name?
Betul is a girls' name.
How popular is Betul in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 6 girls.
Half of all the girls named Betul in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Betul in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Betul in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Betul in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Betul in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
Names like Betul
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Zainab, Zara, Ayah, Lyla, Amal, Hafsa, Bella, Isla, Dua, Harper, Ayat
Names related to Betul
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Mohammad, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Betul: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/betul, updated 20 October 2026.