Bethlehem
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning house of bread; biblical place name.
Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies
Bethlehem by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Bethlehem. In the US, 19 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 24 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bethlehem. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Betelihemhouse of bread; bethlehem variant4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean home
Like Bethlehem, 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)
- Bethanyhouse of figs or place of poverty618 in the US (2017)
- Larahousehold god; or shining, famous465 in England and Wales (2025)
- Boto live; dwelling452 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Bethlehem
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