Girls' name · since 1957
Bethzaida
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 326 babies named Bethzaida, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 326
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
326 girls have been named Bethzaida since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bethzaida has 326 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2014.
- #15,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 326 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bethzaida ranks #15,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 326 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 326
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bethzaida's 326 recorded births place it above 78.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Bethzaida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bethzaida's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bethzaida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2014
- Peak year (2004)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Bethzaida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (94 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Bethzaida's strongest decade.
94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Bethzaida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s
1970s
94 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 94 births (29% of all-time use).
Bethzaida by state
Where Bethzaida concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 64 | 19.6% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 2.1% |
64 of 326 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Bethzaida's data
- Bethzaida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bethzaidas (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bethzaida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1957–2014 (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 Bethzaida 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.