Beth is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Beth in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Beth
Beth has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 941 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #83 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It briefly reached the UK top 100, though it typically sits a little further down the charts.
Beth is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Beth
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Beth per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Beth in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Beth has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 941 places in the last five years. Its peak was #83 in 1996. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Beth is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Beth include: Beth M. Hammack — Elizabeth Morgan Hammack is the 12th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.; Beth Cordingly — Rebecca Cordingly, known professionally as Beth Cordingly, is an English actress, known for her appearances in series The Bill, Dead Set, The Burning Girls and...; Beth Phoenix — Elizabeth Copeland, better known as Beth Phoenix, is an American professional wrestler..
Beth does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Beths in the wild.
12
UK babies named Beth (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 941 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Beth
Likely around 1 other Beth in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Beth
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elizabeth Morgan Hammack is the 12th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Prior to that, Hammack worked at Goldman Sachs for three decades before resigning in 2024 as the co-head of global finance.
Rebecca Cordingly, known professionally as Beth Cordingly, is an English actress, known for her appearances in series The Bill, Dead Set, The Burning Girls and Emmerdale.
Elizabeth Copeland, better known as Beth Phoenix, is an American professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she is a former WWE Divas Champion and a three-time WWE Women's Champion.
Beth Sanner is a former American government official, having served as the deputy director of National Intelligence for Mission Integration. She was appointed to the position in May 2019.