Bethany
Girl name
Bethany meaning
house of wretchedness
Bethany at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #727 in 2024
Bethany popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 |
| 1950 | #803 | 117 |
| 1960 | #694 | 215 |
| 1970 | #355 | 703 |
| 1980 | #124 | 2,497 |
| 1987 | #87 | 3,294 |
| 1990 | #107 | 3,238 |
| 2000 | #151 | 2,191 |
| 2010 | #368 | 865 |
| 2020 | #601 | 483 |
| 2024 | #727 | 386 |
All 110 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 |
| 1938 | #1,752 | 20 |
| 1939 | #1,378 | 29 |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 |
| 1941 | #1,696 | 22 |
| 1942 | #1,101 | 51 |
| 1943 | #1,228 | 43 |
| 1944 | #1,381 | 34 |
| 1945 | #1,374 | 34 |
| 1946 | #1,220 | 50 |
| 1947 | #1,318 | 48 |
| 1948 | #1,049 | 71 |
| 1949 | #903 | 96 |
| 1950 | #803 | 117 |
| 1951 | #725 | 145 |
| 1952 | #791 | 130 |
| 1953 | #849 | 120 |
| 1954 | #706 | 173 |
| 1955 | #727 | 170 |
| 1956 | #792 | 156 |
| 1957 | #805 | 158 |
| 1958 | #844 | 146 |
| 1959 | #708 | 199 |
| 1960 | #694 | 215 |
| 1961 | #697 | 226 |
| 1962 | #640 | 249 |
| 1963 | #531 | 334 |
| 1964 | #511 | 367 |
| 1965 | #483 | 387 |
| 1966 | #453 | 430 |
| 1967 | #430 | 475 |
| 1968 | #422 | 501 |
| 1969 | #372 | 623 |
| 1970 | #355 | 703 |
| 1971 | #364 | 654 |
| 1972 | #309 | 781 |
| 1973 | #242 | 1,042 |
| 1974 | #217 | 1,181 |
| 1975 | #218 | 1,136 |
| 1976 | #192 | 1,293 |
| 1977 | #176 | 1,532 |
| 1978 | #155 | 1,765 |
| 1979 | #135 | 2,094 |
| 1980 | #124 | 2,497 |
| 1981 | #114 | 2,690 |
| 1982 | #112 | 2,713 |
| 1983 | #99 | 2,765 |
| 1984 | #93 | 2,982 |
| 1985 | #94 | 2,957 |
| 1986 | #91 | 3,082 |
| 1987 | #87 | 3,294 |
| 1988 | #89 | 3,270 |
| 1989 | #102 | 3,082 |
| 1990 | #107 | 3,238 |
| 1991 | #109 | 3,113 |
| 1992 | #115 | 2,930 |
| 1993 | #115 | 2,840 |
| 1994 | #116 | 2,774 |
| 1995 | #116 | 2,743 |
| 1996 | #117 | 2,699 |
| 1997 | #121 | 2,623 |
| 1998 | #132 | 2,490 |
| 1999 | #140 | 2,303 |
| 2000 | #151 | 2,191 |
| 2001 | #157 | 2,030 |
| 2002 | #178 | 1,793 |
| 2003 | #204 | 1,619 |
| 2004 | #207 | 1,629 |
| 2005 | #227 | 1,504 |
| 2006 | #243 | 1,405 |
| 2007 | #291 | 1,168 |
| 2008 | #315 | 1,065 |
| 2009 | #341 | 964 |
| 2010 | #368 | 865 |
| 2011 | #350 | 915 |
| 2012 | #352 | 903 |
| 2013 | #386 | 803 |
| 2014 | #393 | 829 |
| 2015 | #415 | 770 |
| 2016 | #460 | 692 |
| 2017 | #497 | 629 |
| 2018 | #475 | 657 |
| 2019 | #552 | 550 |
| 2020 | #601 | 483 |
| 2021 | #638 | 464 |
| 2022 | #666 | 443 |
| 2023 | #721 | 390 |
| 2024 | #727 | 386 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Bethany” (revision 92130869), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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