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Bethan

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bethan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #72 to #2440.200020052010201520202025#72#2440
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#72
1997#73
1998#80
1999#84
2000#88
2001#102
2002#112
2003#127
2004#141
2005#140
2006#148
2007#183
2008#204
2009#219
2010#259
2011#278
2012#281
2013#329
2014#344
2015#402
2016#483
2017#593
2018#614
2019#770
2020#969
2021#1195
2022#1452
2023#1640
2024#2115
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2017: #593 among girls in England and Wales, #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1995–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1995

    First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #72 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1995 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #72 in England and Wales in 1996.

Bethan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#244011HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#211513HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#164018HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#145221HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#119528HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#96935HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#77049HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#61467HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#59371HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#48390HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#402113HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#344133HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#329140HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#281175HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#278176HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#259194HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#219228HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#204252HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#183295HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#148353HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#140382HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#141367HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#127401HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#112408HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#102482HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#88592HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#84637HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#80673HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#73750HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#72825HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#4513HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandfemale#4443HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#3115HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3324HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandfemale#3773HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2485HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#1749HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#16710HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#2615HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2217HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#5124HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bethan is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Bethan, between 1995 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: recorded in 1998Northern Ireland: recorded in 1999Northern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2005Northern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: highest position in 199919952025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1995–20178#512 in 2002
England and Wales1996–202530#72 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–201210#167 in 1999
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Bethan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1995–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1995 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #72 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.