girl's name

Bethia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 150

Bethia is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2003, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 131,735 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Bethia over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Bethia by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 17
2000s 56
2010s 39
2020s (to 2025) 9

How popular is Bethia?

In 2025, Bethia was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Bethia is used

England & Wales #5,814 4 in 2025
United States #13,927 7 in 2017

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Bethia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Bethia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bethia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Bethia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bethia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Bethia

How popular is the name Bethia?

In 2025, Bethia was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Bethia a girl's or a boy's name?

Bethia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Bethia most popular?

Bethia peaked in 2003, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Bethia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bethia currently ranks #5,814 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.