How popular is the name Bethany?

Bethany ranks 361st among girls' names in US records, with 100,718 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,464.

Is Bethany a unisex name?

No. Bethany is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1987, when 3,294 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#361 of girl names

Pronounced B EH1 TH AH0 N IY0 (ARPABET)

Bethany is a girls' name, and first appears in 1915. It has been given to 100,718 children — the 361st most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1987, when 3,294 children were given it.

1987Girls: 3,294Boys: 13

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Bethany?: Bethany ranks 361st among girls' names in US records, with 100,718 births since 1915. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,464.
Is Bethany a unisex name?: No. Bethany is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Bethany most popular?: 1987, when 3,294 children were given the name. It has been in use for 110 years and is still recorded as of 2024.