Girl · Hebrew, through English
Beth
Say it: BETH
Meaning
A short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba, 'my God is an oath'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used as a full name since the 19th century, helped by Beth March of Little Women (1868).
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 159,535 babies given this name since 1884
- At its height in 1964, about 1 in 283 girls
- 42 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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