Bethany
#751 for girls in 2025, 362 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,143
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1987 · 3,294 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 100,902since 1915
Bethany over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #751 | 362 | — | |
| 2024 | #725 | 389 | — | |
| 2023 | #720 | 390 | — | |
| 2022 | #665 | 444 | — | |
| 2021 | #637 | 465 | — | |
| 2020 | #601 | 483 | — | |
| 2019 | #552 | 550 | — | |
| 2018 | #474 | 658 | — | |
| 2017 | #497 | 629 | — | |
| 2016 | #460 | 692 | — | |
| 2015 | #415 | 770 | — | |
| 2014 | #393 | 829 | — | |
| 2013 | #386 | 803 | — | |
| 2012 | #352 | 904 | — | |
| 2011 | #350 | 915 | — | |
| 2010 | #368 | 865 | — | |
| 2009 | #341 | 965 | — | |
| 2008 | #315 | 1,065 | — | |
| 2007 | #291 | 1,168 | — | |
| 2006 | #243 | 1,405 | — | |
| 2005 | #227 | 1,504 | — | |
| 2004 | #207 | 1,629 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #204 | 1,619 | — | |
| 2002 | #178 | 1,793 | — | |
| 2001 | #158 | 2,030 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #151 | 2,191 | — | |
| 1999 | #140 | 2,303 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #132 | 2,490 | — | |
| 1997 | #121 | 2,623 | — | |
| 1996 | #117 | 2,699 | — | |
| 1995 | #116 | 2,743 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #116 | 2,774 | — | |
| 1993 | #115 | 2,840 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #115 | 2,930 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #109 | 3,113 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #107 | 3,238 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #102 | 3,081 | #3,618 | 15 |
| 1988 | #89 | 3,270 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #87 | 3,294 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #91 | 3,082 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #94 | 2,959 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #93 | 2,980 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #99 | 2,765 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #112 | 2,713 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #114 | 2,690 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #124 | 2,497 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #135 | 2,094 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #155 | 1,764 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #176 | 1,532 | — | |
| 1976 | #192 | 1,293 | — | |
| 1975 | #218 | 1,136 | — | |
| 1974 | #216 | 1,181 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #243 | 1,042 | — | |
| 1972 | #309 | 781 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #363 | 654 | — | |
| 1970 | #356 | 703 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #372 | 623 | — | |
| 1968 | #422 | 501 | — | |
| 1967 | #430 | 475 | — | |
| 1966 | #453 | 430 | — | |
| 1965 | #483 | 387 | — | |
| 1964 | #511 | 367 | — | |
| 1963 | #531 | 334 | — | |
| 1962 | #640 | 249 | — | |
| 1961 | #697 | 226 | — | |
| 1960 | #694 | 215 | — | |
| 1959 | #708 | 199 | — | |
| 1958 | #844 | 146 | — | |
| 1957 | #805 | 158 | — | |
| 1956 | #792 | 156 | — | |
| 1955 | #727 | 170 | — | |
| 1954 | #706 | 173 | — | |
| 1953 | #849 | 120 | — | |
| 1952 | #791 | 130 | — | |
| 1951 | #725 | 145 | — | |
| 1950 | #803 | 117 | — | |
| 1949 | #903 | 96 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,049 | 71 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,318 | 48 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,220 | 50 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,374 | 34 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,381 | 34 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,228 | 43 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,101 | 51 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,696 | 22 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,378 | 29 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,752 | 20 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,437 | 13 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,195 | 6 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 | — | |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | — | |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Bethany! It came in at #3,795, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915–1917, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Bethany is popular in 1996
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Vermont#56 · 1 in 174
- Tennessee#56 · 1 in 255
- Wyoming#61 · 1 in 168
- Kentucky#64 · 1 in 265
- Alabama#70 · 1 in 316
Best ever in a state: #23 in Rhode Island, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #56 | 116 | 1 in 255 |
| Vermont | #56 | 11 | 1 in 174 |
| Wyoming | #61 | 8 | 1 in 168 |
| Kentucky | #64 | 74 | 1 in 265 |
| Alabama | #70 | 65 | 1 in 316 |
| North Carolina | #75 | 115 | 1 in 342 |
| Kansas | #76 | 40 | 1 in 311 |
| West Virginia | #76 | 27 | 1 in 282 |
| Maryland | #80 | 81 | 1 in 305 |
| Oklahoma | #81 | 47 | 1 in 340 |
| South Carolina | #84 | 42 | 1 in 387 |
| Virginia | #84 | 89 | 1 in 384 |
| Arkansas | #85 | 33 | 1 in 354 |
| Georgia | #87 | 99 | 1 in 419 |
| Iowa | #94 | 39 | 1 in 366 |
| Mississippi | #94 | 29 | 1 in 400 |
| Ohio | #94 | 145 | 1 in 428 |
| Indiana | #98 | 78 | 1 in 422 |
| Montana | #100 | 9 | 1 in 331 |
| Louisiana | #101 | 47 | 1 in 459 |
| Michigan | #102 | 112 | 1 in 465 |
| Pennsylvania | #104 | 130 | 1 in 466 |
| Maine | #106 | 13 | 1 in 369 |
| North Dakota | #106 | 9 | 1 in 334 |
| Missouri | #107 | 64 | 1 in 462 |
| Minnesota | #110 | 53 | 1 in 469 |
| Delaware | #111 | 9 | 1 in 352 |
| Utah | #112 | 33 | 1 in 461 |
| Alaska | #114 | 7 | 1 in 359 |
| Nebraska | #117 | 18 | 1 in 453 |
| Washington | #117 | 56 | 1 in 510 |
| Oregon | #118 | 35 | 1 in 476 |
| Wisconsin | #122 | 47 | 1 in 540 |
| Texas | #123 | 242 | 1 in 577 |
| New Hampshire | #125 | 11 | 1 in 457 |
| Colorado | #133 | 37 | 1 in 567 |
| Massachusetts | #134 | 51 | 1 in 631 |
| Florida | #152 | 95 | 1 in 766 |
| Hawaii | #157 | 8 | 1 in 524 |
| South Dakota | #166 | 5 | 1 in 618 |
| Idaho | #168 | 9 | 1 in 641 |
| Illinois | #176 | 83 | 1 in 861 |
| Arizona | #177 | 36 | 1 in 791 |
| Connecticut | #204 | 16 | 1 in 1,019 |
| New York | #210 | 91 | 1 in 1,146 |
| New Jersey | #212 | 35 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Nevada | #226 | 9 | 1 in 917 |
| California | #253 | 177 | 1 in 1,298 |
| New Mexico | #261 | 8 | 1 in 1,088 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bethany
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 26 spots since 2024 (#725 → #751)
- 150 spots since 2020 (#601 → #751)
- 336 spots since 2015 (#415 → #751)
- Biggest jump: 146 spots in 1949 (#1,049 → #903)
- Biggest drop: 78 spots in 2019 (#474 → #552)
Rise & fade · girls
72 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1987 at #87 (3,294 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1983–1988
- Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1949–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 528
- Highest: 1 in 528 girls born in 1987 were named Bethany (0.19%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,440 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 29.1% of all girls named Bethany (29,331) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 46 | #2,384 (1919) | #3,223 |
| 1920s | 119 | #1,946 (1925) | #2,953 |
| 1930s | 164 | #1,378 (1939) | #2,194 |
| 1940s | 471 | #903 (1949) | #1,295 |
| 1950s | 1,514 | #706 (1954) | #775 |
| 1960s | 3,807 | #372 (1969) | #523 |
| 1970s | 12,180 | #135 (1979) | #236 |
| 1980s | 29,331 | #87 (1987) | #101 |
| 1990s | 27,753 | #107 (1990) | #119 |
| 2000s | 15,369 | #151 (2000) | #232 |
| 2010s | 7,615 | #350 (2011) | #425 |
| 2020s | 2,533 | #601 (2020) | #683 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bethany in 1996
girls
#117
2,699 births · 1 in 650 girls
Top girls' names in 1996
More about 1996
girls
1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 650 of them was named Bethany, which outranked 99.3% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Bethany
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.