Girls' name · since 1913
Bethene
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 221 babies named Bethene, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bethene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 221 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Bethene recorded 221 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1966.
- #18,787 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 221 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethene ranks #18,787 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #18,787 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bethene's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bethene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bethene's full recorded timeline at 1931, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bethene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1966
- Peak year (1923)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Bethene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Bethene's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Bethene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Bethene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bethene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1913–1966 (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 Bethene 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.