Beth
#3,389 for girls in 2025, 45 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1961 · 6,716 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 159,430since 1884
Beth over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,389 | 45 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,047 | 53 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,454 | 31 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,765 | 40 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,112 | 52 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,498 | 43 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,260 | 33 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,396 | 46 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,919 | 38 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,849 | 39 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,533 | 44 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,486 | 45 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,156 | 35 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,419 | 47 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,303 | 49 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,107 | 36 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,870 | 40 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,663 | 69 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,248 | 85 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,865 | 57 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,835 | 103 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,813 | 103 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,708 | 107 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,257 | 156 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,231 | 161 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,128 | 175 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,028 | 193 | — | |
| 1997 | #858 | 238 | — | |
| 1996 | #835 | 239 | — | |
| 1995 | #722 | 283 | — | |
| 1994 | #673 | 315 | — | |
| 1993 | #645 | 346 | — | |
| 1992 | #516 | 461 | — | |
| 1991 | #456 | 544 | — | |
| 1990 | #392 | 663 | — | |
| 1989 | #374 | 677 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #289 | 862 | — | |
| 1987 | #267 | 930 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #228 | 1,135 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #199 | 1,341 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #168 | 1,632 | — | |
| 1983 | #169 | 1,635 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #148 | 2,003 | — | |
| 1981 | #125 | 2,310 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #106 | 2,848 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #118 | 2,688 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #107 | 2,740 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #97 | 2,967 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #114 | 2,306 | #3,471 | 10 |
| 1975 | #120 | 2,323 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #117 | 2,523 | #3,837 | 8 |
| 1973 | #117 | 2,563 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #113 | 2,817 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #100 | 3,686 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #92 | 4,247 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #82 | 4,460 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #74 | 4,765 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #67 | 5,186 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #65 | 5,444 | #1,891 | 17 |
| 1965 | #66 | 5,774 | #2,366 | 12 |
| 1964 | #65 | 6,686 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #66 | 6,677 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1962 | #66 | 6,419 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #65 | 6,716 | #2,148 | 15 |
| 1960 | #72 | 6,257 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #80 | 6,069 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1958 | #95 | 4,978 | #2,506 | 11 |
| 1957 | #108 | 4,351 | #3,024 | 8 |
| 1956 | #117 | 3,799 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #133 | 3,272 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #130 | 3,034 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #142 | 2,564 | — | |
| 1952 | #146 | 2,360 | — | |
| 1951 | #156 | 1,980 | — | |
| 1950 | #177 | 1,580 | — | |
| 1949 | #201 | 1,357 | — | |
| 1948 | #224 | 1,087 | — | |
| 1947 | #217 | 1,179 | — | |
| 1946 | #232 | 962 | — | |
| 1945 | #234 | 806 | — | |
| 1944 | #240 | 750 | — | |
| 1943 | #241 | 785 | — | |
| 1942 | #268 | 664 | — | |
| 1941 | #260 | 601 | — | |
| 1940 | #290 | 470 | — | |
| 1939 | #279 | 501 | — | |
| 1938 | #310 | 406 | — | |
| 1937 | #322 | 371 | — | |
| 1936 | #350 | 326 | — | |
| 1935 | #345 | 343 | — | |
| 1934 | #343 | 343 | — | |
| 1933 | #403 | 256 | — | |
| 1932 | #393 | 276 | — | |
| 1931 | #417 | 238 | — | |
| 1930 | #414 | 251 | — | |
| 1929 | #408 | 262 | — | |
| 1928 | #394 | 290 | — | |
| 1927 | #388 | 310 | — | |
| 1926 | #373 | 329 | — | |
| 1925 | #384 | 315 | — | |
| 1924 | #380 | 319 | — | |
| 1923 | #393 | 287 | — | |
| 1922 | #387 | 284 | — | |
| 1921 | #346 | 356 | — | |
| 1920 | #349 | 349 | — | |
| 1919 | #338 | 355 | — | |
| 1918 | #354 | 335 | — | |
| 1917 | #363 | 298 | — | |
| 1916 | #364 | 285 | — | |
| 1915 | #414 | 209 | — | |
| 1914 | #401 | 173 | — | |
| 1913 | #436 | 129 | — | |
| 1912 | #419 | 123 | — | |
| 1911 | #564 | 57 | — | |
| 1910 | #517 | 63 | — | |
| 1909 | #509 | 54 | — | |
| 1908 | #520 | 49 | — | |
| 1907 | #624 | 36 | — | |
| 1906 | #642 | 31 | — | |
| 1905 | #777 | 22 | — | |
| 1904 | #629 | 30 | — | |
| 1903 | #574 | 32 | — | |
| 1902 | #623 | 28 | — | |
| 1901 | #659 | 23 | — | |
| 1900 | #656 | 29 | — | |
| 1899 | #526 | 32 | — | |
| 1898 | #697 | 22 | — | |
| 1897 | #584 | 27 | — | |
| 1896 | #565 | 29 | — | |
| 1895 | #658 | 22 | — | |
| 1894 | #597 | 24 | — | |
| 1893 | #535 | 27 | — | |
| 1892 | #685 | 18 | — | |
| 1891 | #524 | 24 | — | |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 | — | |
| 1889 | #486 | 26 | — | |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | — | |
| 1887 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1886 | #540 | 17 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Beth! It came in at #930, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1884–1885, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Beth is popular in 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Pennsylvania#39 · 1 in 173
- Ohio#41 · 1 in 197
- Indiana#49 · 1 in 222
- Iowa#50 · 1 in 215
- West Virginia#52 · 1 in 221
Best ever in a state: #7 in Utah, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #39 | 498 | 1 in 173 |
| Ohio | #41 | 452 | 1 in 197 |
| Indiana | #49 | 194 | 1 in 222 |
| Iowa | #50 | 97 | 1 in 215 |
| West Virginia | #52 | 58 | 1 in 221 |
| Delaware | #53 | 21 | 1 in 179 |
| Illinois | #53 | 342 | 1 in 257 |
| Wisconsin | #55 | 163 | 1 in 207 |
| North Dakota | #56 | 23 | 1 in 191 |
| Connecticut | #63 | 91 | 1 in 228 |
| New Hampshire | #64 | 23 | 1 in 221 |
| Maine | #68 | 28 | 1 in 256 |
| Massachusetts | #68 | 179 | 1 in 236 |
| Rhode Island | #68 | 27 | 1 in 237 |
| Minnesota | #70 | 114 | 1 in 260 |
| Missouri | #70 | 123 | 1 in 288 |
| South Dakota | #70 | 18 | 1 in 238 |
| New Jersey | #71 | 156 | 1 in 322 |
| Maryland | #76 | 77 | 1 in 327 |
| Michigan | #79 | 223 | 1 in 332 |
| Vermont | #79 | 10 | 1 in 293 |
| New York | #84 | 377 | 1 in 375 |
| Virginia | #100 | 77 | 1 in 447 |
| Nebraska | #114 | 24 | 1 in 434 |
| Colorado | #120 | 37 | 1 in 465 |
| Kentucky | #121 | 47 | 1 in 553 |
| Florida | #128 | 85 | 1 in 560 |
| District of Columbia | #129 | 19 | 1 in 525 |
| Tennessee | #130 | 55 | 1 in 573 |
| Kansas | #135 | 25 | 1 in 590 |
| Washington | #147 | 40 | 1 in 616 |
| Oregon | #155 | 22 | 1 in 653 |
| Georgia | #157 | 58 | 1 in 697 |
| Oklahoma | #160 | 27 | 1 in 652 |
| Arkansas | #167 | 20 | 1 in 681 |
| Montana | #169 | 7 | 1 in 620 |
| Alabama | #170 | 33 | 1 in 821 |
| Idaho | #170 | 8 | 1 in 608 |
| New Mexico | #176 | 12 | 1 in 685 |
| North Carolina | #180 | 47 | 1 in 891 |
| Arizona | #186 | 19 | 1 in 786 |
| California | #213 | 148 | 1 in 1,108 |
| South Carolina | #220 | 19 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Mississippi | #226 | 16 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Louisiana | #240 | 26 | 1 in 1,170 |
| Texas | #300 | 66 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Utah | #320 | 6 | 1 in 1,752 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Beth
- 342 spots since 2024 (#3,047 → #3,389)
- 109 spots since 2020 (#3,498 → #3,389)
- 144 spots since 2015 (#3,533 → #3,389)
- Biggest jump: 473 spots in 1889 (#959 → #486)
- Biggest drop: 266 spots in 1888 (#693 → #959)
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1961 at #65 (6,716 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1958–1971
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1884–1997
- Highest: 1 in 283 girls born in 1964 were named Beth (0.35%)
- Latest: 1 in 35,717 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #65 in 1961, was only 1 in 301 (0.33%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 36.6% of all girls named Beth (58,384) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | #486 (1889) | #726 |
| 1890s | 240 | #524 (1891) | #606 |
| 1900s | 334 | #509 (1909) | #621 |
| 1910s | 2,027 | #338 (1919) | #417 |
| 1920s | 3,101 | #346 (1921) | #380 |
| 1930s | 3,311 | #279 (1939) | #358 |
| 1940s | 8,661 | #201 (1949) | #241 |
| 1950s | 33,987 | #80 (1959) | #128 |
| 1960s | 58,384 | #65 (1961) | #69 |
| 1970s | 28,860 | #92 (1970) | #110 |
| 1980s | 15,373 | #106 (1980) | #207 |
| 1990s | 3,457 | #392 (1990) | #725 |
| 2000s | 942 | #1,231 (2000) | #2,242 |
| 2010s | 412 | #3,303 (2011) | #3,743 |
| 2020s | 264 | #3,047 (2024) | #3,544 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Beth in 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 412 of them was named Beth, which outranked 99.0% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 154,852 of them was named Beth, which outranked 49.6% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,621Wright13
- #2,621Yisroel13
- #2,621York13
- #2,739Beth12
- #2,739Aldric12
- #2,739Alicia12
- #2,739Alma12
- #2,891Aarron11
- #2,891Alexei11
- #2,891Allie11
Tied with 151 names at #2,739; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.