Bethel Name Popularity

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How popular is Bethel?

The rare name Bethel was the 2,241st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

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

Position 632, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1917.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1922 with 119 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bethel was less than 5, most recently in 1995.

Bethel, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1889-1893, 1894-1900, 1911-1917, 1964-1967, 1998-2002, 2006-2009, and 2011-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1934-1937, 1939-1942, and 1969-1972.

Sometimes the name Bethel has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Bethel popularity headed?

Bethel's popularity is at a high point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Bethel has been soaring upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Bethel for their newborn has risen.

The name Bethel is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Bethel (Girl)		Bethel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		81	2,241	< 5	--
2017		66	2,630	< 5	--
2016		79	2,360	9	8,211
2015		70	2,552	< 5	--
2014		59	2,884	< 5	--
2013		50	3,222	6	10,890
2012		53	3,134	5	12,482
2011		48	3,358	< 5	--
2010		47	3,416	< 5	--
2009		49	3,363	< 5	--
2008		38	4,100	< 5	--
2007		33	4,486	< 5	--
2006		24	5,565	< 5	--
2005		35	4,041	< 5	--
2004		38	3,754	7	9,043
2003		24	5,108	< 5	--
2002		33	3,900	< 5	--
2001		24	4,855	< 5	--
2000		26	4,545	< 5	--
1999		14	6,874	< 5	--
1998		11	8,075	< 5	--
1997		12	7,336	< 5	--
1996		16	5,806	< 5	--
1995		< 5	--	< 5	--
1994		12	7,158	< 5	--
1993		13	6,657	< 5	--
1992		10	8,134	< 5	--
1991		13	6,627	< 5	--
1990		10	7,940	< 5	--
1989		13	6,195	< 5	--
1988		15	5,351	< 5	--
1987		6	9,964	< 5	--
1986		10	6,650	< 5	--
1985		11	6,061	< 5	--
1984		11	5,931	< 5	--
1983		10	6,264	5	6,340
1982		8	7,544	< 5	--
1981		6	9,230	< 5	--
1980		17	4,341	< 5	--
1979		10	6,226	< 5	--
1978		9	6,435	< 5	--
1977		12	5,242	6	5,189
1976		15	4,170	< 5	--
1975		15	4,159	6	4,859
1974		7	6,964	< 5	--
1973		21	3,128	< 5	--
1972		10	5,139	< 5	--
1971		16	3,800	< 5	--
1970		15	3,884	5	4,794
1969		16	3,474	8	3,337
1968		17	3,184	< 5	--
1967		33	2,042	7	3,268
1966		26	2,357	< 5	--
1965		19	2,843	6	3,577
1964		25	2,482	< 5	--
1963		26	2,374	< 5	--
1962		22	2,608	7	3,333
1961		17	3,070	5	4,123
1960		23	2,520	< 5	--
1959		14	3,270	7	3,309
1958		28	2,119	5	3,999
1957		25	2,225	6	3,596
1956		19	2,629	10	2,645
1955		26	2,113	9	2,785
1954		22	2,306	8	2,968
1953		19	2,435	6	3,462
1952		24	2,076	11	2,390
1951		39	1,506	19	1,730
1950		34	1,604	14	2,038
1949		25	1,922	10	2,468
1948		36	1,549	10	2,457
1947		34	1,634	15	1,999
1946		40	1,379	9	2,550
1945		31	1,452	10	2,262
1944		33	1,403	12	2,086
1943		54	1,088	17	1,772
1942		38	1,300	8	2,731
1941		49	1,042	18	1,639
1940		52	990	20	1,526
1939		49	1,011	12	2,063
1938		55	956	21	1,478
1937		47	1,037	25	1,347
1936		59	888	19	1,549
1935		62	874	14	1,934
1934		64	857	19	1,610
1933		65	826	9	2,562
1932		74	791	12	2,205
1931		69	819	16	1,857
1930		62	927	36	1,175
1929		69	856	21	1,619
1928		71	866	18	1,836
1927		99	723	18	1,873
1926		86	777	17	1,919
1925		93	768	32	1,282
1924		116	688	32	1,292
1923		108	704	26	1,464
1922		119	666	31	1,313
1921		112	699	24	1,552
1920		104	711	25	1,509
1919		105	680	39	1,100
1918		113	673	33	1,214
1917		116	632	22	1,537
1916		104	667	33	1,140
1915		96	669	22	1,465
1914		79	651	28	1,076
1913		64	646	17	1,261
1912		54	678	13	1,364
1911		27	828	6	1,555
1910		40	672	< 5	--
1909		36	663	7	1,168
1908		30	711	5	1,394
1907		32	667	5	1,363
1906		27	707	5	1,265
1905		25	718	7	1,012
1904		21	780	< 5	--
1903		20	762	< 5	--
1902		21	758	< 5	--
1901		20	723	< 5	--
1900		30	640	5	1,333
1899		18	759	< 5	--
1898		17	823	9	749
1897		18	739	< 5	--
1896		14	874	< 5	--
1895		14	864	< 5	--
1894		10	1,005	< 5	--
1893		19	663	< 5	--
1892		13	834	5	1,083
1891		12	800	5	990
1890		6	1,229	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 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.