Girls' name · since 1918
Bethyl
55 babies named Bethyl in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #33,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bethyl is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethyl has been recorded 55 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1966.
- #33,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethyl ranks #33,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #33,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Bethyl's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bethyl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bethyl's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bethyl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1966
- Peak year (1927)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Bethyl by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Bethyl's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Bethyl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
10 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Bethyl's decade-level peak was the 1920s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bethyl: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1918–1966 (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 Bethyl 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.