Beth

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Beth is a feminine given name. It is often short for Elizabeth, Elsbeth, Bethany or Bethan.

From Wikipedia

Beth first appears in the data in 1884 and has been recorded in 141 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1961 with 6,716 babies (rank #65 that year). In 2024 it was given to 53 girls (rank #3,046). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Beth

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Beth yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

159,710

Total babies (all years)

141

Years in the data

6,716

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Little Women: Elizabeth 'Beth' March — the gentle musician
In Yellowstone: Beth Dutton — his ferocious daughter

Famous people named Beth

Beth Behrsfilm actor · b. 1985
Beth Dittomodel · b. 1981
Beth Meadassociation football player · b. 1995
Beth Hartrecording artist · b. 1972
Beth GibbonsLiedermacher · b. 1965

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1884	6	#940
1885	9	#750
1886	17	#542
1887	11	#695
1888	8	#967
1889	26	#486
1890	15	#694
1891	24	#525
1892	18	#687
1893	27	#536
1894	24	#597
1895	22	#660
1896	29	#566
1897	27	#584
1898	22	#699
1899	32	#526
1900	29	#658
1901	23	#662
1902	28	#623
1903	32	#574
1904	30	#629
1905	22	#780
1906	31	#646
1907	36	#625
1908	49	#521
1909	54	#509
1910	63	#517
1911	57	#565
1912	123	#419
1913	129	#436
1914	173	#401
1915	209	#414
1916	285	#364
1917	298	#363
1918	335	#354
1919	355	#338
1920	349	#349
1921	356	#347
1922	284	#387
1923	287	#393
1924	319	#380
1925	315	#384
1926	329	#373
1927	310	#388
1928	290	#396
1929	262	#408
1930	251	#414
1931	238	#417
1932	276	#393
1933	256	#403
1934	343	#343
1935	343	#345
1936	326	#350
1937	371	#322
1938	406	#310
1939	501	#278
1940	470	#290
1941	601	#260
1942	664	#268
1943	785	#241
1944	750	#240
1945	806	#234
1946	962	#232
1947	1,179	#217
1948	1,087	#224
1949	1,357	#201
1950	1,580	#177
1951	1,980	#156
1952	2,360	#146
1953	2,564	#142
1954	3,034	#130
1955	3,272	#133
1956	3,798	#117
1957	4,351	#108
1958	4,979	#95
1959	6,068	#80
1960	6,257	#72
1961	6,716	#65
1962	6,419	#66
1963	6,676	#66
1964	6,686	#65
1965	5,774	#66
1966	5,444	#65
1967	5,184	#67
1968	4,767	#74
1969	4,460	#82
1970	4,247	#92
1971	3,686	#100
1972	2,817	#113
1973	2,563	#117
1974	2,523	#117
1975	2,324	#120
1976	2,306	#114
1977	2,968	#97
1978	2,740	#107
1979	2,688	#118
1980	2,848	#106
1981	2,310	#125
1982	2,003	#148
1983	1,635	#169
1984	1,632	#167
1985	1,341	#199
1986	1,135	#228
1987	930	#267
1988	862	#289
1989	677	#375
1990	663	#392
1991	544	#456
1992	462	#515
1993	346	#645
1994	315	#673
1995	282	#724
1996	239	#835
1997	238	#858
1998	193	#1,029
1999	175	#1,128
2000	161	#1,231
2001	156	#1,258
2002	107	#1,709
2003	103	#1,814
2004	103	#1,835
2005	57	#2,872
2006	85	#2,251
2007	61	#2,933
2008	69	#2,664
2009	40	#3,882
2010	36	#4,121
2011	49	#3,312
2012	47	#3,425
2013	35	#4,173
2014	45	#3,495
2015	44	#3,540
2016	39	#3,861
2017	38	#3,925
2018	46	#3,406
2019	33	#4,267
2020	43	#3,506
2021	52	#3,117
2022	40	#3,773
2023	31	#4,473
2024	53	#3,046