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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 656 babies (rank #83 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

6,214

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

656

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
1996	656	#83
1997	536	#96
1998	473	#108
1999	480	#104
2000	460	#106
2001	409	#114
2002	375	#125
2003	380	#131
2004	348	#149
2005	305	#167
2006	276	#187
2007	230	#221
2008	240	#213
2009	191	#251
2010	184	#268
2011	156	#315
2012	156	#308
2013	123	#368
2014	73	#576
2015	98	#444
2016	65	#646