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Beth Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Beth?

The rare name Beth was the 3,431st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Beth, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 65, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 1961 and as recently as 1966.

The greatest number of babies were given the name in 1961 with 6,715 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Beth was less than 5, most recently in 1883.

Beth, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1905-1918, and 1936-1959, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1964-1973, 1980-1998, 1999-2005, and 2006-2009.

Beth became more popular as a girls name in 1884.

Where is the name Beth popularity headed?

Beth's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Beth has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Beth for their newborn has risen.

The name Beth is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Beth has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Beth (Girl)Beth (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 45 3,431 < 5 --
2017 38 3,917 < 5 --
2016 39 3,849 < 5 --
2015 44 3,533 < 5 --
2014 45 3,489 < 5 --
2013 35 4,165 < 5 --
2012 47 3,421 < 5 --
2011 49 3,310 < 5 --
2010 36 4,118 < 5 --
2009 40 3,881 < 5 --
2008 69 2,663 < 5 --
2007 61 2,931 < 5 --
2006 85 2,250 < 5 --
2005 57 2,869 < 5 --
2004 103 1,835 < 5 --
2003 103 1,812 < 5 --
2002 107 1,708 < 5 --
2001 157 1,253 < 5 --
2000 161 1,231 < 5 --
1999 175 1,128 < 5 --
1998 193 1,027 < 5 --
1997 238 857 < 5 --
1996 239 835 < 5 --
1995 282 724 < 5 --
1994 315 673 < 5 --
1993 346 645 < 5 --
1992 461 516 < 5 --
1991 544 456 < 5 --
1990 663 392 < 5 --
1989 677 375 5 8,025
1988 862 288 < 5 --
1987 930 267 7 5,514
1986 1,135 228 6 6,005
1985 1,341 199 6 5,859
1984 1,632 168 < 5 --
1983 1,634 169 7 4,973
1982 2,002 148 < 5 --
1981 2,309 125 9 4,183
1980 2,849 106 10 3,876
1979 2,689 118 8 4,444
1978 2,742 107 9 3,882
1977 2,967 97 9 3,869
1976 2,306 114 10 3,494
1975 2,324 120 8 3,981
1974 2,523 117 8 3,879
1973 2,564 117 7 4,101
1972 2,818 113 8 3,649
1971 3,683 100 7 4,003
1970 4,247 92 12 2,747
1969 4,461 82 9 3,084
1968 4,766 74 14 2,210
1967 5,181 67 15 2,043
1966 5,445 65 17 1,893
1965 5,772 66 12 2,379
1964 6,687 65 12 2,427
1963 6,677 66 19 1,844
1962 6,423 66 12 2,382
1961 6,715 65 15 2,154
1960 6,259 72 10 2,698
1959 6,067 80 12 2,428
1958 4,977 95 11 2,514
1957 4,352 108 8 3,038
1956 3,800 117 8 2,992
1955 3,270 133 8 2,982
1954 3,034 130 7 3,197
1953 2,565 142 < 5 --
1952 2,360 146 < 5 --
1951 1,980 156 < 5 --
1950 1,580 177 < 5 --
1949 1,356 201 < 5 --
1948 1,087 224 < 5 --
1947 1,179 217 < 5 --
1946 962 232 < 5 --
1945 806 234 < 5 --
1944 750 240 < 5 --
1943 785 242 < 5 --
1942 664 268 < 5 --
1941 601 260 < 5 --
1940 470 290 < 5 --
1939 501 277 < 5 --
1938 406 310 < 5 --
1937 371 322 < 5 --
1936 326 351 < 5 --
1935 343 345 < 5 --
1934 343 343 < 5 --
1933 256 403 < 5 --
1932 276 393 < 5 --
1931 238 417 < 5 --
1930 251 414 < 5 --
1929 262 408 < 5 --
1928 290 396 < 5 --
1927 310 388 < 5 --
1926 329 373 < 5 --
1925 315 384 < 5 --
1924 319 381 < 5 --
1923 287 393 < 5 --
1922 284 387 < 5 --
1921 356 347 < 5 --
1920 349 349 < 5 --
1919 355 338 < 5 --
1918 335 354 < 5 --
1917 298 363 < 5 --
1916 285 364 < 5 --
1915 209 414 < 5 --
1914 173 401 < 5 --
1913 129 436 < 5 --
1912 123 419 < 5 --
1911 57 565 < 5 --
1910 63 517 < 5 --
1909 54 509 < 5 --
1908 49 521 < 5 --
1907 36 625 < 5 --
1906 31 646 < 5 --
1905 22 780 < 5 --
1904 30 629 < 5 --
1903 32 574 < 5 --
1902 28 623 < 5 --
1901 23 662 < 5 --
1900 29 658 < 5 --
1899 32 526 < 5 --
1898 22 699 < 5 --
1897 27 584 < 5 --
1896 29 566 < 5 --
1895 22 660 < 5 --
1894 24 597 < 5 --
1893 27 536 < 5 --
1892 18 687 < 5 --
1891 24 525 < 5 --
1890 15 694 < 5 --
1889 26 486 < 5 --
1888 8 967 < 5 --
1887 11 695 < 5 --
1886 17 542 < 5 --
1885 9 750 < 5 --
1884 6 940 < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.