Bethlehem
#11,447 most common girls' name of all time · #18,958 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1985–2025
Rank among girls
#11,447
Rank overall
#18,958 of 105,966
First appeared
1985
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
472
Since 2016
116
Peak year
2015 #5,550
Best rank
#5,550 2015
Girls
Boys
peak 24/yr
Bethlehem first appears in 1985. 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,372 |
| 2024 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,806 |
| 2023 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,964 |
| 2022 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,662 |
| 2021 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,784 |
| 2020 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,539 |
| 2019 | 17 | — | 17 | #6,842 |
| 2018 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,927 |
| 2017 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2016 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,679 |
| 2015 | 24 | — | 24 | #5,550 |
| 2014 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,698 |
| 2013 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,187 |
| 2012 | 15 | — | 15 | #8,005 |
| 2011 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,990 |
| 2010 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,766 |
| 2009 | 15 | — | 15 | #8,249 |
| 2008 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,585 |
| 2007 | 16 | — | 16 | #7,920 |
| 2006 | 17 | — | 17 | #7,303 |
| 2005 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,607 |
| 2004 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,380 |
| 2003 | 13 | — | 13 | #8,266 |
| 2002 | 14 | — | 14 | #7,666 |
| 2001 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,590 |
| 2000 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,025 |
| 1999 | 16 | — | 16 | #6,386 |
| 1998 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,772 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,761 |
| 1996 | 14 | — | 14 | #6,645 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | 11 | #7,929 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,388 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,438 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,519 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,993 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,534 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,197 |