Is Bethel a boy or girl name?
Bethel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 42 girls and 0 boys were named Bethel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.7% of the 6,186 US babies named Bethel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,645
- Babies named Bethel since 1890
- 6,186
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 150 babies
Boys and girls named Bethel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 19 | 141 | 88.1% |
| 1900s | 34 | 262 | 88.5% |
| 1910s | 213 | 798 | 78.9% |
| 1920s | 244 | 977 | 80% |
| 1930s | 183 | 606 | 76.8% |
| 1940s | 129 | 392 | 75.2% |
| 1950s | 95 | 250 | 72.5% |
| 1960s | 33 | 224 | 87.2% |
| 1970s | 17 | 130 | 88.4% |
| 1980s | 5 | 107 | 95.5% |
| 1990s | 0 | 111 | 100% |
| 2000s | 7 | 324 | 97.9% |
| 2010s | 20 | 611 | 96.8% |
| 2020s | 11 | 243 | 95.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,645 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,643 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,598 | 42 | #3,656 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,725 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,768 | 54 | #2,973 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,894 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,244 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,636 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,226 | 79 | #2,366 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,560 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,893 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,903 | 50 | #3,226 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,502 | 53 | #3,136 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,421 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,372 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,103 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,488 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,573 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,041 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,047 | 38 | #3,755 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,110 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,901 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,856 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,545 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,877 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,077 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,337 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,807 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,158 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,658 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,135 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,632 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,940 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,197 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,355 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,967 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,654 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,064 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,935 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,343 | 10 | #6,264 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,547 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,229 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,436 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,193 | 12 | #5,244 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,174 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,855 | 15 | #4,162 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,967 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,128 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,139 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,803 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,795 | 15 | #3,886 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,339 | 16 | #3,474 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,184 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,266 | 33 | #2,043 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,361 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,576 | 19 | #2,844 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,483 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,374 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,336 | 22 | #2,610 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,121 | 17 | #3,069 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,519 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,310 | 14 | #3,267 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,005 | 28 | #2,118 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,599 | 25 | #2,223 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,643 | 19 | #2,632 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,784 | 26 | #2,112 |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,970 | 22 | #2,306 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,461 | 19 | #2,434 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,390 | 24 | #2,075 |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,729 | 39 | #1,506 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,037 | 34 | #1,603 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,468 | 25 | #1,921 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,457 | 36 | #1,549 |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,999 | 34 | #1,636 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,551 | 40 | #1,378 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,262 | 31 | #1,453 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,088 | 33 | #1,403 |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,772 | 54 | #1,088 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,732 | 38 | #1,300 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,640 | 49 | #1,042 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,524 | 52 | #990 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,065 | 49 | #1,010 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,478 | 55 | #956 |
| 1937 | 25 | #1,348 | 47 | #1,037 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,549 | 59 | #888 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,935 | 62 | #874 |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,611 | 64 | #857 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,561 | 65 | #826 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,206 | 74 | #791 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,855 | 69 | #820 |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,174 | 62 | #927 |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,619 | 69 | #856 |
| 1928 | 18 | #1,834 | 71 | #866 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,874 | 99 | #723 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,919 | 86 | #777 |
| 1925 | 32 | #1,282 | 93 | #768 |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,292 | 116 | #688 |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,463 | 108 | #704 |
| 1922 | 31 | #1,313 | 119 | #666 |
| 1921 | 24 | #1,552 | 112 | #699 |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,509 | 104 | #711 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,100 | 105 | #680 |
| 1918 | 33 | #1,214 | 113 | #673 |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,537 | 116 | #632 |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,140 | 104 | #667 |
| 1915 | 22 | #1,465 | 96 | #669 |
| 1914 | 28 | #1,076 | 79 | #651 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,261 | 64 | #646 |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,364 | 54 | #678 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,555 | 27 | #828 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 40 | #672 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,168 | 36 | #663 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,394 | 30 | #711 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,363 | 32 | #667 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,265 | 27 | #707 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,012 | 25 | #718 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 21 | #780 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 20 | #762 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 21 | #758 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 20 | #723 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,333 | 30 | #640 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 18 | #759 |
| 1898 | 9 | #749 | 17 | #823 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 18 | #739 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 14 | #874 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 14 | #864 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,005 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 19 | #663 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,083 | 13 | #834 |
| 1891 | 5 | #990 | 12 | #800 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,229 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Bethel reached #749 in 1898. As a girl name, it reached #632 in 1917. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bethel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.