Girls' name · since 1944
Bethanne
1,263 babies named Bethanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,263
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bethanne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,263 have been recorded since 1944.
Bethanne has 1,263 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2008.
- #6,408 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,263 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethanne ranks #6,408 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,263 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,408 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,263
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Bethanne's 1,263 recorded births place it above 91.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
Bethanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bethanne's full recorded timeline at 1975, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bethanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2008
- Peak year (1964)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Bethanne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (401 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Bethanne's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Bethanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 121
1950s
121 births
- 1960s
1960s
401 births
- 1970s
1970s
338 births
- 1980s
1980s
228 births
- 1990s 126
1990s
126 births
- 2000s 30
2000s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 401 births (32% of all-time use).
How Bethanne 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 Bethanne's total volume
Bethanne by state
Where Bethanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 209 | 16.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 86 | 6.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 50 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
209 of 1,263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Bethanne's data
- Bethanne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (401 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Bethannes (209 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Bethanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1944–2008 (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 Bethanne 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.