Beth Forename

2,145th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 472,714 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Beth Forename Definition:

A diminutive of both and Bethia.

Beth Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
368,1361:985215
Kenya
100%
28,8061:1,608304
Canada
100%
18,7431:1,768374
England
100%
12,3171:4,514511
Uganda
100%
10,2331:4,002489
Australia-8,1891:1,668325
Philippines
 
97%
4,4541:23,8012,324
Mozambique-3,8401:7,0951,242
Tanzania
100%
3,3561:15,7301,745
Brazil
100%
2,4981:85,7635,041
New Zealand-2,4371:1,861380
Saudi Arabia-1,2241:25,1743,238
Wales
 
99%
1,0821:2,860443
South Africa
 
99%
7071:77,1326,848
Scotland
100%
6831:7,834612
Denmark-4731:11,944930
Ghana
100%
4491:60,1033,023
Egypt-3691:249,0548,446
Spain
100%
3551:131,0703,320
Indonesia-2751:938,05059,338
Netherlands
100%
2361:71,6194,247
Sweden
100%
2251:43,8132,402
Portugal-2121:49,1081,712
Thailand
 
98%
2111:332,06518,067
Norway
100%
2101:24,4401,359
Mexico
 
95%
2021:614,5766,270
China-1721:7,942,18559,448
Germany
100%
1541:627,7786,014
Bahrain-1481:9,1131,459
Taiwan
100%
1471:161,69915,802
Dominican Republic-1301:80,2414,513
DR Congo
 
89%
1231:600,22420,154
Northern Ireland
100%
1031:17,895945
Nigeria
 
72%
951:1,869,09938,262
Ireland
100%
941:49,3991,626
Switzerland
100%
911:90,2582,974
United Arab Emirates-911:78,5936,638
Papua New Guinea
 
90%
841:97,0518,892
India
72%
 
821:14,815,585388,502
France
100%
661:1,007,1267,876
Hong Kong-541:143,5693,037
Singapore
100%
541:116,4277,626
Bahamas-511:7,8311,045
Peru
100%
511:623,36210,186
Malaysia
 
87%
501:608,99924,959
Angola
100%
491:550,3391,990
Chile
 
58%
471:374,6215,180
Italy
100%
381:1,606,89712,030
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Liberia
 
88%
381:116,1074,813
Puerto Rico-381:93,4291,839
Sudan-361:1,050,1942,907
Japan-311:4,128,58225,908
Benin
100%
291:364,68413,715
Qatar
100%
281:84,6299,711
United States Virgin Islands-261:4,221726
Israel
100%
251:336,1178,046
Jamaica-241:120,1344,769
Belgium
 
90%
231:499,5678,101
Cayman Islands-231:2,665568
South Korea-221:252,0198,670
Bhutan
50%
 
211:39,2821,352
Guernsey-211:3,016423
Afghanistan
100%
181:1,812,41816,974
Russia
100%
181:8,012,98432,991
Guam-171:9,4501,317
Botswana-161:136,52810,720
Ethiopia-161:6,097,50812,067
Venezuela
100%
161:1,887,61833,763
Bermuda-131:4,987816
Zimbabwe
 
75%
131:1,186,44739,196
Congo
67%
 
101:500,9208,695
Jersey-101:9,998868
Zambia-101:1,585,47918,518
Poland
100%
91:4,225,2354,388
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Bolivia-81:1,325,1763,878
Cambodia
100%
81:2,034,16623,777
Panama-81:488,32013,543
Solomon Islands-81:72,6204,185
Belize-71:50,6163,777
Colombia
100%
71:6,825,56133,843
Ecuador-71:2,532,41712,755
Greenland-71:8,053908
Trinidad and Tobago-71:194,48810,722
Vietnam-71:13,231,8734,411
American Samoa-61:9,3081,982
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Austria
100%
61:1,419,0348,656
Czechia
 
96%
61:1,776,0274,577
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Iceland-61:61,0033,164
Argentina-41:10,693,31119,797
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Finland
 
80%
41:1,370,79611,464
Georgia-41:934,61613,351
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Norfolk Island-41:581152
Romania-41:5,012,99431,756
South Sudan
100%
41:2,887,7551,822
Brunei-31:139,8572,352
Cyprus-31:290,3593,456
Guatemala
100%
31:5,369,4769,171
Namibia-31:801,39311,859
Algeria-21:19,088,36022,377
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
Greece
100%
21:5,467,27417,678
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Saint Kitts and Nevis-21:27,4302,159
Turkey
100%
21:38,900,85464,839
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Falkland Islands-11:3,142392
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Jordan
50%
 
11:8,826,77411,126
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Luxembourg
100%
11:564,0495,042
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Mauritania
100%
11:4,095,23927,701
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Palau-11:21,711239
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

Beth (7,866) may also be a surname.

Beth Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of both and Bethia.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Hebrew name, meaning: A house or tent: figuratively, a shelter. Derived from Elisabeth.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Beth Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bethe893,323/
Beath89633/
Betth8972/
Betch8955/
Beths8923/
Beeth8922/
Beith8920/
Bethh8917/
Bheth899/
Bieth896/
Beuth895/
Bedth895/
Bethz894/
Betsh893/
Behth892/
Beyth892/
Betht891/
Bet8627,615/
Beathe801,133/
Besthe8010/
Betthe809/
Beethe804/
Beitch803/
Beithe802/
Bethth802/
Bhethe802/
Bethss801/
Bethtt801/
Beiteh801/
Beetch801/
Beetth801/
Beatch801/
Beythe801/
Beat7556,073/
Bete7525,302/
Best7520,984/
Beit7515,865/
Biet7513,326/
Bett758,225/
Bith755,395/
Bets75855/
Beet75350/
Bedh75203/
Beut75102/
Bhet7556/
Beht7538/
Bejt7524/
Beyt759/
Behd758/
Byth758/
Bezt758/
Betë757/
Bget754/
Hbet753/
Betp751/
Bedt751/
Bthw751/
Betd751/
Beitteh731/
Behesth731/
Geebeth731/
Beate67295,780/
Bette6739,299/
Bithe679,085/
Beste674,460/
Betts67279/
Baith67125/
Bgeet67101/
Beite6773/
Bejtë6757/
Beast6740/
Beats6737/
Bhete6730/
Bitch6728/
Beete6721/
Beyte6718/
Bestt6717/
Beest6715/
Beets6714/
Beđet6712/
Bhith6712/
Becht6710/
Bhest677/
Beutd677/
Besst676/
Bythe676/
Beatt676/
Biett676/
Hbest676/
Besht675/
Beitt675/
Hbeet675/
Bettt674/
Betss674/
Behst674/
Beett674/
Beyts674/
Bajth674/
Bitsh674/
Boith673/
Bheat673/
Bytch673/
Buith673/
Bithz673/
Beethova672/
Beist672/
Behts672/
Bheet672/
Bhets672/
Bhett672/
Bhezt672/
Betgy672/
Bests672/
Beejt671/
Bettp671/
Beytt671/
Biedh671/
Bhget671/
Bhedh671/
Beits671/
Beedh671/
Beedt671/
Bythz671/
Bitth671/
Vetth671/
Behdt671/
Boyth671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Beth