Given name & surname
Betha
“one who gives life”
Betha is a variant of Beatha. One Celtic interpretation is “one who gives life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Betha is a variant of Beatha. One Celtic interpretation is “one who gives life.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Betha is a variant of Beatha. An origin associated with Beatha is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Betha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 293
- 0 boys · 293 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 11 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 8 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 253 as a first name in 2020; 265 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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