Given name
Beatha
“one who gives life”
Beatha is used as a given name. One Celtic interpretation is “one who gives life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “one who gives life.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beatha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1915. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beatha’s family of names
Beatha has a related form in Betha. Beatha has a related form in Beathah. Beatha has a related form in Bethah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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