Bethany
From the village near Jerusalem named in the Gospels. The place name is Semitic and has been read as house of figs or house of the poor.
Bethany in 2025
Bethany was given to 362 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,479th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,158 babies born.
The history of Bethany
Bethany reached its highest point in 1987, when 3,307 babies were given the name, ranking 182nd that year.
Across the 111 years of records since 1915, 101,086 babies have been named Bethany. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Bethany by decade
| Decade | Babies named Bethany | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 46 | 4,266 |
| 1920s | 119 | 3,463 |
| 1930s | 164 | 2,471 |
| 1940s | 471 | 1,550 |
| 1950s | 1,514 | 1,234 |
| 1960s | 3,807 | 669 |
| 1970s | 12,210 | 265 |
| 1980s | 29,435 | 182 |
| 1990s | 27,790 | 215 |
| 2000s | 15,382 | 331 |
| 2010s | 7,615 | 684 |
| 2020s | 2,533 | 1,178 |
Where Bethany is heading
Bethany has fallen 53% over the past decade, from 770 babies in 2015 to 362 in 2025.
Names like Bethany
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Bethany.