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Bethany

Girl

Meaning of Bethany: Hebrew: 'house of figs'

Bethany is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 738th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 539th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#738

362 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#539

72 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

101,086

First recorded 1915 · peak 1987

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 2,701 babies1982: 2,724 babies1983: 2,778 babies1984: 2,990 babies1985: 2,968 babies1986: 3,089 babies1987: 3,307 babies1988: 3,275 babies1989: 3,096 babies1990: 3,245 babies19901991: 3,118 babies1992: 2,937 babies1993: 2,846 babies1994: 2,774 babies1995: 2,748 babies1996: 2,699 babies1997: 2,623 babies1998: 2,490 babies1999: 2,310 babies2000: 2,191 babies20002001: 2,035 babies2002: 1,793 babies2003: 1,619 babies2004: 1,637 babies2005: 1,504 babies2006: 1,405 babies2007: 1,168 babies2008: 1,065 babies2009: 965 babies2010: 865 babies20102011: 915 babies2012: 904 babies2013: 803 babies2014: 829 babies2015: 770 babies2016: 692 babies2017: 629 babies2018: 658 babies2019: 550 babies2020: 483 babies20202021: 465 babies2022: 444 babies2023: 390 babies2024: 389 babies2025: 362 babies
US babies named Bethany per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,307.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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