Given name & surname
Bethia
“a maidservant of God”
Bethia is a variant of Bethea. One Hebrew interpretation is “a maidservant of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bethia is a variant of Bethea. One Hebrew interpretation is “a maidservant of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bethia is a variant of Bethea. An origin associated with Bethea is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bethia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 0 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 7 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 7 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 183 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bethia’s family of names
Bethia has a related form in Bethea. In Greek usage, Bethia as a surname is a transliteration of Μπέθια.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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