Girls' name · since 1886
Betha
Betha has 293 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Betha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 293 have been recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betha has been recorded 293 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1973.
- #16,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 293 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betha ranks #16,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 293 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Betha's 293 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Betha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Betha's full recorded timeline at 1929, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Betha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1973
- Peak year (1923)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Betha by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (75 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Betha's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Betha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
75 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 75 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Betha's data
- Betha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Betha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1886–1973 (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 Betha 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.