Girls' name · since 1959
Betheny
268 babies named Betheny in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 268
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
268 girls have been named Betheny since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Betheny has 268 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2015.
- #16,913 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 268 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betheny ranks #16,913 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 268 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,913 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 268
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Betheny's 268 recorded births place it above 76.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Betheny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Betheny's full recorded timeline at 1985, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Betheny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2015
- Peak year (1988)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Betheny by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (100 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Betheny's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Betheny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 100 births (37% of all-time use).
Betheny by state
Where Betheny concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 268 births nationwide.
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What to do with Betheny's data
- Betheny's decade-level peak was the 1980s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Bethenys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Betheny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1959–2015 (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 Betheny 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.