How Many People Are Named Betheny?
An estimated 250 people in the United States have the first name Betheny. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Betheny peaked in popularity in 1988 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Betheny as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Betheny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
250
About 1 in 1,371,017 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1988
14 births
Total Registered
268
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Betheny
Betheny is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 268 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Betheny as a female name
Ranked #16,866 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1988 (14 births)
Betheny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Betheny span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 100 babies were registered. Betheny has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Betheny by Decade
How has Betheny tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Betheny by State
Betheny + Last Name Combinations
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Betheny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Betheny?
We estimate approximately 250 people named Betheny are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,371,017 Americans share this first name.
Is Betheny a common name?
Betheny is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 268 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Betheny most popular?
Betheny reached peak popularity in 1988, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Betheny is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Betheny a female name?
Betheny is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Betheny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Betheny Smith, Betheny Johnson, Betheny Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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