Beth Girl
How popular is Beth?
#3,388 girl name in 2025
45 baby girls were named Beth in the US in 2025, making it the 3388th most popular girl name.
134,268living people named Beth (est.)
61median age of people named Beth
159,755babies named Beth since 1880
1 in 73,674US babies born in 2025
Beth popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,388 for girls (▼ 341 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 45 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,533 in 2015, #3,498 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1961 (6,716 girls) |
| Highest rank | #65 in 1961 (3 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1884 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Beth is most popular
Babies named Beth per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Utah: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
Beth by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | #486 |
| 1890s | 240 | #524 |
| 1900s | 334 | #509 |
| 1910s | 2,027 | #338 |
| 1920s | 3,101 | #346 |
| 1930s | 3,311 | #279 |
| 1940s | 8,661 | #201 |
| 1950s | 33,987 | #80 |
| 1960s | 58,384 | #65 |
| 1970s | 28,860 | #92 |
| 1980s | 15,373 | #106 |
| 1990s | 3,457 | #392 |
| 2000s | 942 | #1,229 |
| 2010s | 412 | #3,302 |
| 2020s | 264 | #3,047 |
Girl names about as popular as Beth
Questions
- Is Beth a boy or girl name?
- Beth is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Beth were girls.
- How popular is the name Beth?
- 45 baby girls were named Beth in the US in 2025, making it the 3388th most popular girl name.
- When was Beth most popular?
- Beth peaked in 1961, when 6,716 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #65, held for 3 years starting in 1961.
- How many people are named Beth?
- 159,755 babies have been named Beth in the US since 1880. We estimate about 134,268 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
- Where is Beth most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Beth was most common in Utah, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.