Beth
A short form of Elizabeth, Hebrew Elisheva.
1961peak year
No. 65best rank (1961)
159,755babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Beth first shows up in the national records in 1884. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 15 different years between 1958 and 1977. Its biggest year was 1961, when 6,716 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 65 nationally. All told, 159,755 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other names that share a story: Elizabeth
Explore Beth interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 77 | No. 486 |
| 1890s | 240 | No. 524 |
| 1900s | 334 | No. 509 |
| 1910s | 2,027 | No. 338 |
| 1920s | 3,101 | No. 346 |
| 1930s | 3,311 | No. 279 |
| 1940s | 8,661 | No. 201 |
| 1950s | 33,987 | No. 80 |
| 1960s | 58,384 | No. 65 |
| 1970s | 28,860 | No. 92 |
| 1980s | 15,373 | No. 106 |
| 1990s | 3,457 | No. 392 |
| 2000s | 942 | No. 1231 |
| 2010s | 412 | No. 3303 |
| 2020s | 264 | No. 3047 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.