Bethel
Bethel was the 3406th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 632nd; the most babies were born in 1922 (119). Over the last ten years it has moved down 845 places. More babies were named Bethel in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,406 girls, down 430 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,237babies recorded
Bethel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,406 | #10,867 | 45 | 6 |
| 2020 | #2,976 | #10,774 | 54 | 6 |
| 2010 | #3,421 | — | 47 | — |
| 2000 | #4,545 | — | 26 | — |
| 1990 | #7,940 | — | 10 | — |
| 1980 | #4,343 | — | 17 | — |
| 1970 | #3,886 | #4,795 | 15 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,519 | — | 23 | — |
| 1950 | #1,603 | #2,037 | 34 | 14 |
| 1940 | #990 | #1,524 | 52 | 20 |
| 1930 | #927 | #1,174 | 62 | 36 |
| 1920 | #711 | #1,509 | 104 | 25 |
| 1910 | #672 | — | 40 | — |
| 1900 | #640 | #1,333 | 30 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,229 | — | 6 | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Bethel, counting every spelling?
Bethel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Bethel?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bethel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bethel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bethel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bethel?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Bethel are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 11 and 65. That makes Bethel mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bethel by state
How common Bethel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Bethel
How popular is the name Bethel?
Bethel was the 3406th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 632nd; the most babies were born in 1922 (119). Over the last ten years it has moved down 845 places. More babies were named Bethel in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Bethel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bethel in the US.
Where is Bethel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bethel was most common in Maryland (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Washington.