Bethan is a distinctive choice, ranked #2116 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Bethan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2116
About the Name Bethan
Bethan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1147 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #72 â parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 5 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Bethan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school â standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bethan
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Bethan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bethan in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bethan has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 1147 places in the last five years. Its peak was #72 in 1996. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Bethan 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 Bethan include: Tara Bethan â Tara Bethan Williams is a Welsh actress, singer and presenter.; Bethan Partridge â Bethan Partridge is an English athlete who competes in the high jump event.; Bethan Huws â Bethan Huws is a Welsh multi-media artist whose work explores place, identity, and translation, often using architecture and text..
Bethan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice â your child is unlikely to encounter American Bethans in the wild.
13
UK babies named Bethan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 1147 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bethan
Likely around 1 other Bethan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Bethan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Bethan Huws is a Welsh multi-media artist whose work explores place, identity, and translation, often using architecture and text. Her work has been described as "delicate, unobtrusive interventions into architectural spaces".
Bethan Mary Wright is an English actress and model. She is known for portraying the roles of Chloe in the CBBC series Dixi and Danielle Clark in the Disney Channel musical drama The Lodge.
Bethan Dyke is a Wales netball international. She represented Wales at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games and at the 2015 and 2023 Netball World Cups.