Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Bethel*

#2,168 most common girls' name of all time · #3,684 across all names · 16% male / 84% female · used 1890–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among girls
#2,168
Rank overall
#3,684 of 105,966
First appeared
1890
Years on the list
135 of 146
All-time
6,237
Since 2016
598
Peak year
1922 #670
Best rank
#634 1917
Girls Boys peak 150/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Bethel first appears in 1890. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 45 6 51 #3,396
2024 42 — 42 #3,645
2023 42 — 42 #3,647
2022 42 5 47 #3,659
2021 63 — 63 #2,720
2020 54 6 60 #2,972
2019 57 — 57 #2,896
2018 82 — 82 #2,240
2017 66 — 66 #2,638
2016 79 9 88 #2,370
2015 70 — 70 #2,560
2014 59 — 59 #2,890
2013 50 6 56 #3,220
2012 53 5 58 #3,136
2011 48 — 48 #3,354
2010 47 — 47 #3,416
2009 49 — 49 #3,363
2008 38 — 38 #4,101
2007 33 — 33 #4,487
2006 24 — 24 #5,558
2005 35 — 35 #4,042
2004 38 7 45 #3,754
2003 24 — 24 #5,103
2002 33 — 33 #3,896
2001 24 — 24 #4,845
2000 26 — 26 #4,545
1999 14 — 14 #6,865
1998 11 — 11 #8,052
1997 12 — 12 #7,316
1996 16 — 16 #5,798
1994 12 — 12 #7,140
1993 13 — 13 #6,652
1992 10 — 10 #8,098
1991 13 — 13 #6,619
1990 10 — 10 #7,930
1989 13 — 13 #6,186
1988 15 — 15 #5,352
1987 6 — 6 #9,919
1986 10 — 10 #6,651
1985 11 — 11 #6,070
1984 11 — 11 #5,943
1983 10 5 15 #6,259
1982 8 — 8 #7,518
1981 6 — 6 #9,193
1980 17 — 17 #4,355
1979 10 — 10 #6,240
1978 9 — 9 #6,437
1977 12 6 18 #5,248
1976 15 — 15 #4,182
1975 15 6 21 #4,180
1974 7 — 7 #6,970
1973 21 — 21 #3,142
1972 10 — 10 #5,150
1971 16 — 16 #3,826
1970 15 5 20 #3,897
1969 16 8 24 #3,486
1968 17 — 17 #3,202
1967 33 7 40 #2,047
1966 26 — 26 #2,368
1965 19 6 25 #2,855
1964 25 — 25 #2,487
1963 26 — 26 #2,380
1962 22 7 29 #2,620
1961 17 5 22 #3,091
1960 23 — 23 #2,529
1959 14 7 21 #3,289
1958 28 5 33 #2,128
1957 25 6 31 #2,235
1956 19 10 29 #2,637
1955 26 9 35 #2,124
1954 22 8 30 #2,320
1953 19 6 25 #2,456
1952 24 11 35 #2,086
1951 39 19 58 #1,517
1950 34 14 48 #1,610
1949 25 10 35 #1,936
1948 36 10 46 #1,557
1947 34 15 49 #1,643
1946 40 9 49 #1,383
1945 31 10 41 #1,462
1944 33 12 45 #1,413
1943 54 17 71 #1,095
1942 38 8 46 #1,310
1941 49 18 67 #1,047
1940 52 20 72 #992
1939 49 12 61 #1,016
1938 55 21 76 #961
1937 47 25 72 #1,039
1936 59 19 78 #893
1935 62 14 76 #880
1934 64 19 83 #858
1933 65 9 74 #832
1932 74 12 86 #794
1931 69 16 85 #827
1930 62 36 98 #934
1929 69 21 90 #858
1928 71 18 89 #869
1927 99 18 117 #725
1926 86 17 103 #782
1925 93 32 125 #770
1924 116 32 148 #692
1923 108 26 134 #704
1922 119 31 150 #670
1921 112 24 136 #702
1920 104 25 129 #714
1919 105 39 144 #684
1918 113 33 146 #675
1917 116 22 138 #634
1916 104 33 137 #673
1915 96 22 118 #674
1914 79 28 107 #655
1913 64 17 81 #650
1912 54 13 67 #688
1911 27 6 33 #834
1910 40 — 40 #678
1909 36 7 43 #668
1908 30 5 35 #722
1907 32 5 37 #679
1906 27 5 32 #715
1905 25 7 32 #732
1904 21 — 21 #803
1903 20 — 20 #788
1902 21 — 21 #772
1901 20 — 20 #744
1900 30 5 35 #655
1899 18 — 18 #789
1898 17 9 26 #839
1897 18 — 18 #760
1896 14 — 14 #902
1895 14 — 14 #892
1894 10 — 10 #1,055
1893 19 — 19 #686
1892 13 5 18 #860
1891 12 5 17 #838
1890 6 — 6 #1,319