Names / Girl names
Beth
Current rank
#3,405
holding steady
All-time peak
#65
in 1961
First recorded
1884
in U.S. data
Children named
159,700
since 1884
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #65 in 1961 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
House of God. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1884. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Its strongest year was 1961, at #65 nationally. Over 159,700 have carried it since records began.