Recorded 1975–2017 Girls' name Peak 1975 29 births

Bethia — girls' name

29 babies named Bethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s52000s52010s12
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.

What the Data Says About Bethia

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Bethia between 1975 and 2017, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bethia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bethia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bethia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bethia 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 29 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.

Bethia at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

29

Since 1975

43 years of records

Peak year

1975

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1975

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2017

Bethia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1975

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1975)
7
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20172015200719821975 7

Bethia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 41% of Bethia's all-time total
1970s71980s52000s52010s12

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?
Bethia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 43 years of data through 2017.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.