Total births
188
Girls' name · since 1982
Bethanee
188 babies named Bethanee in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 188
- total births
- 1982–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
Bethanee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 188 have been recorded since 1982.
Bethanee has 188 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2012.
- 188 total births
- 1982–2012 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 43% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
188 girls have been named Bethanee since 1982, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2012.
- 188
- total births
- 1982–2012
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 43%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
43% of everyone ever named Bethanee was born in this single decade.
1994
Single peak year
13 babies were named Bethanee in 1994 - its busiest year on record.
Bethanee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bethanee splits its recorded history at 1998: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bethanee at a glance
Last recorded 2012Peak year
1994
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Bethanee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2012
- Peak year (1994)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Bethanee by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Bethanee's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Bethanee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 80 births (43% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bethanee? ▼
Bethanee has been given to 188 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 13 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
When was Bethanee most popular? ▼
Bethanee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Bethanee been used? ▼
Records for Bethanee go back to 1982, giving 31 years of history through 2012.
What names are similar to Bethanee? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Betty, Beth, Bethany, Betsy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Bethanee's data
- Bethanee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Bethanee
Nearby Names Like Bethanee
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bethanee
Betty Girl
#1012 1,001,238 births
Beth Girl
#3049 159,430 births
Bethany Girl
#725 100,902 births
Betsy Girl
#2415 48,947 births
Bettie Girl
#8443 38,395 births
Compare Bethanee side by side: Bethanee vs Betty Bethanee vs Beth Bethanee vs Bethany
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1982–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bethanee: Baby Name Since 1982 - 188 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bethanee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bethanee 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 July 2026.