Recorded 1924–1934 Girls' name Peak 1933 30 births

Bethine — girls' name

30 babies named Bethine in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171930s13
1920s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Bethine was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bethine in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bethine

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Bethine between 1924 and 1934, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bethine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bethine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bethine shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bethine 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 30 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.

Bethine at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

30

Since 1924

11 years of records

Peak year

1933

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1924

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1934

Bethine popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1924

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1933)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19341933192919261924 5

Bethine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 57% of Bethine's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bethine?
30 babies have been named Bethine since 1924. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1933 with 7 births.
When was Bethine most popular?
Bethine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Bethine been used?
Bethine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 11 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Bethine?
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, 1924–1934 (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.