Names / Girl names
Bethany
Current rank
#752
and easing
All-time peak
#87
in 1987
First recorded
1915
in U.S. data
Children named
101,000
since 1915
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #87 in 1987 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a girls' name, Bethany first shows up in 1915. Its strongest year was 1987, at #87 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #752, slowly cooling. More than 101,000 children have been given the name overall.