Bethany
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning house of figs or place of poverty.
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 |
Bethany by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,296 babies in 1987, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 620 American girls born that year was called Bethany.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bethany. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Bethanhouse of figs; a form of Bethany11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Bethannhouse of grace; combining Beth and Ann
- Bethaniehouse of figs; variant of Bethany26 in the US (2017)
- Bethaniahouse of dates; a form of Bethany17 in the US (2017)
- Betsanblessed; a form of elizabeth3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brithany34 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean home
Like Bethany, each of these has home in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dallasfrom the meadow dwelling or field place1,908 in the US (2017)
- Havensafe place or harbor1,195 in the US (2017)
- Harrietruler of the home757 in England and Wales (2025)
- Larahousehold god; or shining, famous465 in England and Wales (2025)
- Boto live; dwelling452 in the US (2017)
- Hayvensafe place or harbor; a modern respelling of Haven100 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Bethany
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