Boys' name · since 1963
Beto
Beto has 96 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Beto is the #9877 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 96 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beto has been recorded 96 times among boys since 1963, currently ranked #9877 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #17,661 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,877 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 96 born since 1963
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beto ranks #17,661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,877 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 96 born since 1963, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,661 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,877 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 96
- born since 1963
- 2020s
- peak decade
Beto's 96 recorded births place it above 61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Beto compares
96 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Beto's all-time total is 74% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beto | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 96 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Beto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Beto splits its recorded history at 2015: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Beto popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Beto by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (32 births, 33% of the file).
2020s was Beto's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Beto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 32 births (33% of all-time use).
Beto by state
Where Beto concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 5.2% |
5 of 96 births nationwide.
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What to do with Beto's data
- Texas records the most Betos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Beto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Beto 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.