Bethany
4 countries#751 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Bethany was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
101,086 births recorded 1915–2025 · currently #751 · peaked in 1987 with 3,307 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
2,530 births recorded 1979–2025 · currently #429 · peaked in 2000 with 163 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
996 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #161 · peaked in 1998 with 72 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
67 births recorded 1998–2022 · currently #4510 · peaked in 2005 with 5 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Bethany’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #243 | — |
| 2007 | #291 | ↓48 |
| 2008 | #315 | ↓24 |
| 2009 | #341 | ↓26 |
| 2010 | #368 | ↓27 |
| 2011 | #350 | ↑18 |
| 2012 | #352 | ↓2 |
| 2013 | #386 | ↓34 |
| 2014 | #393 | ↓7 |
| 2015 | #415 | ↓22 |
| 2016 | #460 | ↓45 |
| 2017 | #497 | ↓37 |
| 2018 | #474 | ↑23 |
| 2019 | #552 | ↓78 |
| 2020 | #601 | ↓49 |
| 2021 | #637 | ↓36 |
| 2022 | #665 | ↓28 |
| 2023 | #720 | ↓55 |
| 2024 | #725 | ↓5 |
| 2025 | #751 | ↓26 |
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