Recorded 1982–1991 Girls' name Peak 1991 18 births

Bethony — girls' name

18 babies named Bethony in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s7
1980s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Bethony was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bethony in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bethony

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Bethony between 1982 and 1991, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bethony currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bethony performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Bethony shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bethony 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 18 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.

Bethony at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

18

Since 1982

10 years of records

Peak year

1991

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1982

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1991

Bethony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1982

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
7
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199119831982 5

Bethony by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 61% of Bethony's all-time total
1980s111990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bethony?
18 babies have been named Bethony since 1982. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 7 births.
When was Bethony most popular?
Bethony was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Bethony been used?
Bethony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 10 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Bethony?
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, 1982–1991 (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.