Recorded 1982–2012 Girls' name Peak 1994 188 births

Bethanee — girls' name

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.

1980s261990s802000s662010s16
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.

What the Data Says About Bethanee

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Bethanee between 1982 and 2012, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bethanee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bethanee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bethanee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bethanee 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 188 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.

Bethanee at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

188

Since 1982

31 years of records

Peak year

1994

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1982

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2012

Bethanee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1982

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 201220072003200019971994199019861982 6

Bethanee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
80 births that decade — 43% of Bethanee's all-time total
1980s261990s802000s662010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bethanee?
188 babies have been named Bethanee since 1982. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1994 with 13 births.
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?
Bethanee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 31 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.