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.
- #20,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak 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.
- #20,445 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethanee ranks #20,445 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,445 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bethanee's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
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 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
1990s is the heaviest window (80 births, 43% of the file).
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? ▼
Where does Bethanee sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Bethanee most popular? ▼
How long has the name Bethanee been used? ▼
What names are similar to Bethanee? ▼
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.
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
Compare Bethanee side by side: Bethanee vs Betty Bethanee vs Beth Bethanee vs Bethany
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bethanee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1982–2012 (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 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 August 2026.