Bethany

Girl name

Bethany has been given to 101,086 babies in the U.S. since 1915. It peaked in 1987 and currently ranks #752 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈbɛθəni/

From Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía), from Aramaic בית עניא (beth anya, “house of wretchedness”). This etymology is highly disputed; see Bethany.

Origin: Aramaic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

101,086

Peak year

1987 (3,307 babies)

Rank in 2025

#752 for girls

First recorded

1915

10-year trend

▼ -53%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Bethany Hamilton

American surfer (born 1990)

Bethany Joy Lenz

American actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Bethany.

100,665 babies since 1892

102,025 babies since 1896

102,295 babies since 1949

98,788 babies since 1936

103,657 babies since 1884

97,937 babies since 1934

104,778 babies since 1902

96,727 babies since 1952

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