Boys' name · since 1982
Betzalel
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 387 babies named Betzalel, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,766 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 387
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
387 babies have been named Betzalel since 1982, making it today's #4766 boys' name.
Betzalel has 387 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4766 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #9,195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,766 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 387 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Betzalel ranks #9,195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,766 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 387 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,766 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 387
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Betzalel's 387 recorded births place it above 79.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Betzalel compares
387 Top 49% higher than 51% of 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
Betzalel's all-time total is 5% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Betzalel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 387 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Betzalel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Betzalel's full recorded timeline at 2009, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Betzalel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Betzalel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (123 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Betzalel's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Betzalel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
123 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 123 births (32% of all-time use).
Betzalel by state
Where Betzalel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 124 | 32.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 65 | 16.8% |
124 of 387 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Betzalel's data
- Betzalel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (123 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Betzalels (124 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Betzalel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Betzalel 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.