Bethan — girls' name

What the Data Says About Bethan

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Bethan between 1981 and 2012, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bethan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bethan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bethan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bethan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 89 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.