Betha

BEH-thuh /ˈbɛθə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Betha is a very rare variant of Beth that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Betha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1973. Betha was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1923 (11 births).

About the name Betha

PronunciationBEH-thuh /ˈbɛθə/
CultureEnglish
11peak births 1923
1886first in SSA data

Names similar to Betha

How popular is Betha?

Girls named Betha
188619001920194019601973
Girls named Betha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1886–1973 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1973) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Betha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19738—#6,140
19655—#6,616
19648—#5,041
19585—#6,173
19576—#5,428
19565—#6,028
19526—#4,962
19505—#5,365
19499—#3,641
19447—#3,721
19435—#4,757
19415—#4,474
193910—#2,754
19379—#2,966
193511—#2,591
19336—#3,791
19327—#3,607
19315—#4,399
193011—#2,706
192910—#2,941
19287—#3,794
19275—#4,886
19267—#3,915
192511—#2,962
19248—#3,694
192311—#2,938
19227—#4,056
19219—#3,440
19198—#3,500
19185—#4,903
19179—#3,123
19167—#3,591
19157—#3,474
19148—#2,660
19135—#3,245
19129—#1,998
19055—#1,967
19037—#1,454
19008—#1,450
18867—#909