Bethene

Girl · recorded 1913–1966

  • 1966last recorded
  • 1929best year

Most popular in 1929.

Last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Bethene.

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

061119131926194019531966

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 32 recorded years as a table
Bethene, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19138
19166
19176
19184
19196
19205
19216
19227
192310
19247
19256
19264
19278
19287
192911
19306
19317
19326
19337
19348
19369
19376
19385
19473
19504
19533
19544
19553
19582
19602
19612
19664

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Bethene isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1966
6
Rank in 1966
#5,809
How rare
1 in 282,029 girls
Since 1913
221

Bethene was last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1929, at 11 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Bethene doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.