Feminine dossier · first seen 1890

Bethel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bethel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1922

Peak era

1922

Peak rank proxy

119

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1890Peak 19222024

Peak year

1922

Decline from peak

64.7%

2024

All-time

5,176

Bethel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1922, when 119 girls were named Bethel.

In 2024, only 42 girls were given the name.

Down 64.7% from its peak.

All told, about 5,176 Americans have been named Bethel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1890.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1922

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