How Many People Are Named Beth?
people named Beth are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,580 people in the US has this name
Based on 159,755 babies named Beth in Social Security records from 1884 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,731 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ELIZABETH, or sometimes BETHANY.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Beth (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Beth alive today is about 58 years old, and 51% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 51 and 66 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Beth first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1961, to 6,731 babies. In 2025, 45 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Beth never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #65, in 1961, 1964 and 1966, and it was in the top 100 in 15 years between 1958 and 1977. In 2025 it ranked #3,404.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,404 |
| Best rank | #65 (1961, 1964 and 1966) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (1958 to 1977) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #67 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Beth alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Beth were born in Pennsylvania than in any other state: about 14,170 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Beth was given 1.9 times as often in Indiana, 1.8 times in Iowa and 1.8 times in Pennsylvania.
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