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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1884
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 1984
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Dakota#64 · 1 in 243
- Iowa#82 · 1 in 413
- Vermont#84 · 1 in 345
- Wisconsin#88 · 1 in 438
- North Dakota#89 · 1 in 398
Best ever in a state: #7 in Utah, 1920.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #64 | 18 | 1 in 243 |
| Iowa | #82 | 43 | 1 in 413 |
| Vermont | #84 | 8 | 1 in 345 |
| Wisconsin | #88 | 70 | 1 in 438 |
| North Dakota | #89 | 12 | 1 in 398 |
| Indiana | #95 | 66 | 1 in 505 |
| New Hampshire | #96 | 13 | 1 in 411 |
| Pennsylvania | #97 | 148 | 1 in 460 |
| Nebraska | #102 | 21 | 1 in 496 |
| Ohio | #104 | 124 | 1 in 558 |
| Minnesota | #105 | 51 | 1 in 562 |
| Montana | #106 | 10 | 1 in 468 |
| West Virginia | #111 | 19 | 1 in 525 |
| Missouri | #117 | 52 | 1 in 603 |
| Maine | #123 | 11 | 1 in 566 |
| Michigan | #125 | 81 | 1 in 696 |
| Illinois | #138 | 96 | 1 in 756 |
| New York | #141 | 126 | 1 in 828 |
| Oregon | #141 | 23 | 1 in 681 |
| Connecticut | #143 | 22 | 1 in 743 |
| Kentucky | #148 | 28 | 1 in 784 |
| Massachusetts | #158 | 39 | 1 in 859 |
| New Jersey | #163 | 42 | 1 in 932 |
| Idaho | #166 | 8 | 1 in 761 |
| Maryland | #169 | 23 | 1 in 995 |
| Virginia | #184 | 29 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Oklahoma | #186 | 20 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Washington | #188 | 27 | 1 in 995 |
| Tennessee | #189 | 25 | 1 in 1,098 |
| Arizona | #202 | 20 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Louisiana | #202 | 29 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Colorado | #209 | 19 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Florida | #234 | 42 | 1 in 1,468 |
| North Carolina | #235 | 25 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Kansas | #240 | 11 | 1 in 1,389 |
| South Carolina | #240 | 13 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Arkansas | #247 | 9 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Alabama | #266 | 14 | 1 in 1,538 |
| New Mexico | #269 | 8 | 1 in 1,227 |
| Utah | #286 | 10 | 1 in 1,493 |
| California | #358 | 91 | 1 in 2,116 |
| Georgia | #376 | 14 | 1 in 2,550 |
| Texas | #414 | 47 | 1 in 2,775 |
| Mississippi | #415 | 6 | 1 in 2,507 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| 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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
77 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1961 at #65 (6,716 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 1958–1971
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1884–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 283
- 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
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 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 1984
girls
#168
1,632 births · 1 in 1,032 girls
Top girls' names in 1984
More about 1984
girls
1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,032 of them was named Beth, which outranked 98.6% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Beth
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.