Bethany
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning house of figs or place of poverty.
Babies a year
618
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#752
down from #727
UK popularity
#585
67 babies · down from #539
How Bethany has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #417 |
| 2016 | #460 |
| 2017 | #500 |
| 2018 | #476 |
| 2019 | #552 |
| 2020 | #604 |
| 2021 | #645 |
| 2022 | #666 |
| 2023 | #719 |
| 2024 | #727 |
| 2025 | #752 |
In 2025, 67 babies in England and Wales were named Bethany. In the US, 618 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,296 in 1987.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Bethany was most common in 1985, when it went to 0.16% of American babies of that sex.
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