Betha
- Last seen for girls in 1973 at #6,080
- Peak · girls
- 1886 · 7 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 293since 1886
Betha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Betha has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 |
| 1972 | — | |
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| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 |
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| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 |
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| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 |
| 1948 | — | |
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| 1945 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 |
| 1942 | — | |
| 1941 | #4,420 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 |
| 1938 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 |
| 1936 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 |
| 1934 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 |
| 1925 | #2,939 | 11 |
| 1924 | #3,665 | 8 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 |
| 1920 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1911 | — | |
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| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 |
| 1904 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 |
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| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 |
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| 1886 | #897 | 7 |
| 1885 | — | |
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| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1886
The first year at least five girls were named Betha! It came in at #897, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1899, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Betha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Betha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Betha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1973
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1886 at #897 (7 births)
- Births halved by 1887, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1886
Share of babies · girls
1 in 20,648
- Highest: 1 in 20,648 girls born in 1886 were named Betha (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 182,276 girls born in 1973 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 25.6% of all girls named Betha (75) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #897 (1886) | #897 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 20 | #1,431 (1900) | #1,601 |
| 1910s | 58 | #1,981 (1912) | #3,268 |
| 1920s | 75 | #2,917 (1923) | #3,586 |
| 1930s | 59 | #2,575 (1935) | #3,228 |
| 1940s | 26 | #3,612 (1949) | #4,103 |
| 1950s | 27 | #4,908 (1952) | #5,528 |
| 1960s | 13 | #5,008 (1964) | #5,774 |
| 1970s | 8 | #6,080 (1973) | #6,080 |
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.
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