Girls' name · since 1965
Bethaney
Bethaney has 632 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 632
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bethaney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 632 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethaney has been recorded 632 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2014.
- #10,182 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 632 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethaney ranks #10,182 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 632 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,182 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 632
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Bethaney's 632 recorded births place it above 85.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Bethaney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bethaney's full recorded timeline at 1991, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bethaney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2014
- Peak year (1990)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Bethaney by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (220 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Bethaney's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Bethaney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
172 births
- 1990s
1990s
220 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 220 births (35% of all-time use).
How Bethaney compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bethaney's total volume
Bethaney by state
Where Bethaney concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
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What to do with Bethaney's data
- Bethaney's decade-level peak was the 1990s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Bethaneys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bethaney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1965–2014 (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 Bethaney 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.