Girls' name · since 1983
Betania
376 babies named Betania in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,470 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Betania currently ranks #15470 among girls' names in America, with 376 babies recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Betania recorded 376 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #15470 nationally today, ahead of 11% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #14,029 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,470 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 376 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betania ranks #14,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,470 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 376 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,470 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Betania's 376 recorded births place it above 80.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Betania compares
376 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Betania's all-time total is 0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Betania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Betania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Betania splits its recorded history at 2009: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Betania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Betania by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (157 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Betania's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Betania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 157 births (42% of all-time use).
Betania by state
Where Betania concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.6% |
18 of 376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Betania's data
- Betania's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Betanias (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Betania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Betania draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.