Total births
48
Girls' name · since 1916
Bethena
48 babies named Bethena in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 48
- total births
- 1916–1968
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
48 girls have been named Bethena since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bethena has 48 recorded births among girls since 1916, 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 1916 to 1968.
- 48 total births
- 1916–1968 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Bethena since 1916, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1968.
- 48
- total births
- 1916–1968
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Bethena was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
6 babies were named Bethena in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Bethena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bethena's full recorded timeline at 1950, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bethena at a glance
Last recorded 1968Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Bethena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1968
- Peak year (1917)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Bethena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Bethena's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Bethena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bethena? ▼
48 babies have been named Bethena since 1916. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Bethena most popular? ▼
Bethena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Bethena been used? ▼
Bethena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 53 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Bethena? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Bethena
Nearby Names Like Bethena
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Bethena
Betty Girl
#1012 1,001,238 births
Beth Girl
#3049 159,430 births
Bethany Girl
#725 100,902 births
Betsy Girl
#2415 48,947 births
Bettie Girl
#8443 38,395 births
Compare Bethena side by side: Bethena vs Betty Bethena vs Beth Bethena vs Bethany
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1916–1968 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bethena: Baby Name Since 1916 - 48 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bethena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Bethena 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 July 2026.