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Beth

/ˈbɛθ/ · 100% girls · 45 born in 2025

Beth has been given to about 159,755 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbɛθ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 138,074
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Beth per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 6,731
  • Born in 202545
  • All time159,755

How popular is Beth?

Its best year was 1961, when 6,731 babies were given the name, ranking 65th. The typical living American called Beth is about 61 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Beth

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Betty0.68
  2. Bette0.61
  3. Betsy0.60
  4. Lizbeth0.60
  5. Lisbeth0.60
  6. Bertha0.57
  7. Bethan0.57
  8. Bethel0.57

Middle names for Beth

Ranked by flow score
  1. Beth Alice0.78
  2. Beth Iris0.77
  3. Beth Opal0.77
  4. Beth Ivy0.77
  5. Beth Noelle0.77
  6. Beth Catherine0.74

Sibling names for Beth

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Chrisbrother · 0.98
  2. Reginasister · 0.97
  3. Tonybrother · 0.96
  4. Jaybrother · 0.95
  5. Pennysister · 0.95
  6. Robinsister · 0.94

Where Beth is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Beth Anderson0.73
  2. Beth Allen0.73
  3. Beth Adams0.73
  4. Beth Evans0.70
  5. Beth Edwards0.70
  6. Beth Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Beth

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Beth across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.