Bethe — girls' name

What the Data Says About Bethe

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Bethe between 1948 and 1966, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bethe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bethe performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bethe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bethe 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 34 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.