Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1975
Bethia
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 29 babies named Bethia, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1975–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Bethia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 29 have been recorded since 1975.
Bethia has 29 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2017.
- 29 total births
- 1975–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Bethia since 1975, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 29
- total births
- 1975–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Bethia was born in this single decade.
1975
Single peak year
7 babies were named Bethia in 1975 - its busiest year on record.
Bethia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bethia splits its recorded history at 2007: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bethia at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1975
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1975
Bethia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2017
- Peak year (1975)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Bethia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Bethia's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Bethia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 12 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Bethia? ▼
29 babies have been named Bethia since 1975. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1975 with 7 births.
When was Bethia most popular? ▼
Bethia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Bethia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Bethia since 1975 -- 43 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Bethia? ▼
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 Bethia
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Betsy Girl
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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, 1975–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Bethia: Baby Name Since 1975 - 29 Births, Peak 1975." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/bethia. 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 Bethia 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.