Girls' name · since 1960
Bethy
Bethy has 11 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #52,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bethy is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 11 have been recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethy has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1975.
- #52,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethy ranks #52,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #52,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bethy's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bethy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bethy splits its recorded history at 1975: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bethy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1975
- Peak year (1975)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Bethy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Bethy's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Bethy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bethy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~15 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, 1960–1975 (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 Bethy 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.