Bethel Girl

How popular is Bethel?

#3,388 girl name in 2025

45 baby girls were named Bethel in the US in 2025, making it the 3388th most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).

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2,645living people named Bethel (est.)
32median age of people named Bethel
6,237babies named Bethel since 1880
1 in 65,007US babies born in 2025

Bethel popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#3,388 for girls (▲ 251 from 2024)
Babies in 202545 girls, 6 boys
10-year trendFalling (-36% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,555 in 2015, #2,966 in 2020
Peak year1922 (119 girls)
Highest rank#632 in 1917
First recorded1890
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)4% boys, 96% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Bethel is most popular

Babies named Bethel per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  2. Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
  3. Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  4. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  5. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Bethel by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1890s141#662
1900s262#639
1910s798#632
1920s977#665
1930s606#790
1940s392#989
1950s250#1,504
1960s224#2,039
1970s130#3,121
1980s107#4,326
1990s111#5,766
2000s324#3,360
2010s611#2,238
2020s288#2,715

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Questions

Is Bethel a boy or girl name?
Bethel is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Bethel were girls.
How popular is the name Bethel?
45 baby girls were named Bethel in the US in 2025, making it the 3388th most popular girl name. Another 6 boys got the name (#10,691 for boys).
When was Bethel most popular?
Bethel peaked in 1922, when 119 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #632 in 1917.
How many people are named Bethel?
6,237 babies have been named Bethel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,645 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
Where is Bethel most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Bethel was most common in Maryland, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.