Bethea
Bethea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Antoine Bethea, professional American football safety Bill Bethea, American college baseball coach Elvin Bethea, former American football defensive end Erin Bethea, American actress John M.
Meaning & Origin of Bethea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bethea is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Antoine Bethea, professional American football safety Bill Bethea, American college baseball coach Elvin Bethea, former American football defensive end Erin Bethea, American actress John M.
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The Story of Bethea
American parents first put Bethea on the record books as a baby girl name in 1923, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 7 Betheas were born — ranking #3,971 that year. Bethea last appeared in the published SSA data in 1923, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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About the name Bethea
Bethea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Bethea's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #3,971. Use the chart and map above to compare Bethea's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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