NameTides

Beth

Beth was the #3,389 girls' name in the US in 2025 (45 babies), and #1,882 in Canada.

Beth as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Beth as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandCanadaUS
Beth as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,389 (45)—#474 (6)#140 (14)#266 (16)#1,882 (12)
2024#3,047 (53)#2,254 (12)#431 (7)#161 (12)#181 (25)#2,445 (8)
2023#4,454 (31)#1,863 (15)#304 (12)#209 (8)#212 (20)#1,898 (11)
2022#3,765 (40)#1,685 (17)#285 (12)#183 (10)#154 (34)#2,315 (8)
2021#3,112 (52)#1,351 (23)#261 (15)#131 (18)#172 (28)#1,681 (13)
2020#3,498 (43)#1,313 (24)#178 (22)#103 (20)#160 (30)#2,591 (7)
2019#4,260 (33)#1,189 (28)#175 (25)#119 (18)#160 (33)#2,025 (10)
2018#3,396 (46)#864 (43)#140 (34)#119 (20)#146 (38)#3,286 (5)
2017#3,919 (38)#648 (64)#108 (44)#103 (22)#158 (35)#1,901 (11)
2016#3,849 (39)#645 (65)#153 (32)#82 (31)#185 (28)#1,463 (16)
2015#3,533 (44)#444 (98)#93 (52)#81 (31)#127 (50)#1,267 (19)
2014#3,486 (45)#576 (73)#104 (45)#94 (25)#142 (41)#1,600 (14)
2013#4,156 (35)#368 (123)#95 (51)#82 (30)#141 (42)#1,913 (11)
2012#3,419 (47)#308 (156)#78 (66)#94 (27)#157 (37)#1,787 (12)
2011#3,303 (49)#315 (156)#73 (72)#78 (31)#124 (52)#1,305 (18)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1964 at #65.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.

How common is it?

about 1 in 36,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 520common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Beth is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 37,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 62,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Beth by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Beth (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BethCanadaGirls#1,88212
BethEngland & WalesGirls—too few
BethIrelandGirls#26616
BethNorthern IrelandGirls#14014
BethScotlandGirls#4746
BethUSGirls#3,38945
BethUSBoys—too few