Beth
Girl · BETH · Hebrew
Big in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland
Beth is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
What does Beth mean?
Hebrew: short form of Elizabeth or Bethany
“my God is an oath”
Beth March is one of the four sisters in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
- Say it
- BETH
Is Beth a girl's or a boy's name?
Beth is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the UK and 45 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Beth in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Beth, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 633rd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 779 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Beth since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Beth in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 474th in Scotland and 140th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#76).
Beth in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,143 |
| 2023 | 35 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 39 | #956 |
| 2021 | 56 | #734 |
| 2020 | 66 | #633 |
| 2019 | 71 | #614 |
| 2018 | 97 | #498 |
| 2017 | 130 | #385 |
| 2016 | 128 | #395 |
| 2015 | 181 | #293 |
| 2014 | 143 | #355 |
| 2013 | 204 | #261 |
| 2012 | 249 | #222 |
| 2011 | 259 | #220 |
| 2010 | 302 | #193 |
| 2009 | 311 | #190 |
| 2008 | 390 | #157 |
| 2007 | 363 | #171 |
| 2006 | 437 | #141 |
| 2005 | 450 | #136 |
| 2004 | 494 | #122 |
| 2003 | 544 | #106 |
| 2002 | 534 | #106 |
| 2001 | 612 | #92 |
| 2000 | 669 | #90 |
| 1999 | 638 | #94 |
| 1998 | 626 | #93 |
| 1997 | 686 | #88 |
| 1996 | 779 | #82 |
How popular is Beth in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,388among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Beth, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,498th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 6,716 girls. It first appears in the records in 1884.
Half of all the girls named Beth in the US since 1880 were born between 1957 and 1972, the years shaded on the chart below.
Beth in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2023 | 31 | #4,451 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,763 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3,112 |
| 2020 | 43 | #3,498 |
| 2019 | 33 | #4,259 |
| 2018 | 46 | #3,395 |
| 2017 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,849 |
| 2015 | 44 | #3,533 |
| 2014 | 45 | #3,484 |
| 2013 | 35 | #4,154 |
| 2012 | 47 | #3,418 |
| 2011 | 49 | #3,302 |
| 2010 | 36 | #4,106 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 69 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 61 | #2,930 |
| 2006 | 85 | #2,248 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,861 |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,834 |
| 2003 | 103 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 107 | #1,706 |
| 2001 | 156 | #1,256 |
| 2000 | 161 | #1,229 |
| 1999 | 175 | #1,126 |
| 1998 | 193 | #1,027 |
| 1997 | 238 | #858 |
| 1996 | 239 | #835 |
| 1995 | 283 | #721 |
| 1994 | 315 | #673 |
| 1993 | 346 | #645 |
| 1992 | 461 | #516 |
| 1991 | 544 | #456 |
| 1990 | 663 | #392 |
| 1989 | 677 | #374 |
| 1988 | 862 | #289 |
| 1987 | 930 | #267 |
| 1986 | 1,135 | #228 |
| 1985 | 1,341 | #199 |
| 1984 | 1,632 | #168 |
| 1983 | 1,635 | #169 |
| 1982 | 2,003 | #148 |
| 1981 | 2,310 | #125 |
| 1980 | 2,848 | #106 |
| 1979 | 2,688 | #118 |
| 1978 | 2,740 | #107 |
| 1977 | 2,967 | #97 |
| 1976 | 2,306 | #114 |
| 1975 | 2,323 | #120 |
| 1974 | 2,523 | #117 |
| 1973 | 2,563 | #117 |
| 1972 | 2,817 | #113 |
| 1971 | 3,686 | #100 |
| 1970 | 4,247 | #92 |
| 1969 | 4,460 | #82 |
| 1968 | 4,765 | #74 |
| 1967 | 5,186 | #67 |
| 1966 | 5,444 | #65 |
| 1965 | 5,774 | #66 |
| 1964 | 6,686 | #65 |
| 1963 | 6,677 | #66 |
| 1962 | 6,419 | #66 |
| 1961 | 6,716 | #65 |
| 1960 | 6,257 | #72 |
| 1959 | 6,069 | #80 |
| 1958 | 4,978 | #95 |
| 1957 | 4,351 | #108 |
| 1956 | 3,799 | #117 |
| 1955 | 3,272 | #133 |
| 1954 | 3,034 | #130 |
| 1953 | 2,564 | #142 |
| 1952 | 2,360 | #146 |
| 1951 | 1,980 | #156 |
| 1950 | 1,580 | #177 |
| 1949 | 1,357 | #201 |
| 1948 | 1,087 | #224 |
| 1947 | 1,179 | #217 |
| 1946 | 962 | #232 |
| 1945 | 806 | #234 |
| 1944 | 750 | #240 |
| 1943 | 785 | #241 |
| 1942 | 664 | #268 |
| 1941 | 601 | #260 |
| 1940 | 470 | #290 |
| 1939 | 501 | #279 |
| 1938 | 406 | #310 |
| 1937 | 371 | #322 |
| 1936 | 326 | #350 |
| 1935 | 343 | #345 |
| 1934 | 343 | #343 |
| 1933 | 256 | #403 |
| 1932 | 276 | #393 |
| 1931 | 238 | #417 |
| 1930 | 251 | #414 |
| 1929 | 262 | #408 |
| 1928 | 290 | #394 |
| 1927 | 310 | #388 |
| 1926 | 329 | #373 |
| 1925 | 315 | #384 |
| 1924 | 319 | #380 |
| 1923 | 287 | #393 |
| 1922 | 284 | #387 |
| 1921 | 356 | #346 |
| 1920 | 349 | #349 |
| 1919 | 355 | #338 |
| 1918 | 335 | #354 |
| 1917 | 298 | #363 |
| 1916 | 285 | #364 |
| 1915 | 209 | #414 |
| 1914 | 173 | #401 |
| 1913 | 129 | #436 |
| 1912 | 123 | #419 |
| 1911 | 57 | #564 |
| 1910 | 63 | #517 |
| 1909 | 54 | #509 |
| 1908 | 49 | #520 |
| 1907 | 36 | #624 |
| 1906 | 31 | #642 |
| 1905 | 22 | #777 |
| 1904 | 30 | #629 |
| 1903 | 32 | #574 |
| 1902 | 28 | #623 |
| 1901 | 23 | #659 |
| 1900 | 29 | #656 |
| 1899 | 32 | #526 |
| 1898 | 22 | #697 |
| 1897 | 27 | #584 |
| 1896 | 29 | #565 |
| 1895 | 22 | #658 |
| 1894 | 24 | #597 |
| 1893 | 27 | #535 |
| 1892 | 18 | #685 |
| 1891 | 24 | #524 |
| 1890 | 15 | #693 |
| 1889 | 26 | #486 |
| 1888 | 8 | #959 |
| 1887 | 11 | #693 |
| 1886 | 17 | #540 |
| 1885 | 9 | #745 |
| 1884 | 6 | #930 |
Names like Beth
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elizabeth Sarah Betsy Leah Ruth Molly Jessica Holly Hannah Billie Naomi Bethany
Names related to Beth
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias