Girls' name · since 1969
Bethania
Bethania has 229 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bethania is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 229 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Bethania recorded 229 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2024.
- #18,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 229 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethania ranks #18,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 229 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 229
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bethania's 229 recorded births place it above 74.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Bethania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bethania's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bethania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Bethania by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (127 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Bethania's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Bethania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 127 births (55% of all-time use).
Bethania by state
Where Bethania concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 229 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bethania's data
- Bethania's decade-level peak was the 2010s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Bethanias (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bethania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1969–2024 (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 Bethania 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.