Bethany

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Bethany is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 100,718 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 100,534 as girls and 184 as boys. Bethany gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 1987 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 386
2023 390
2022 443
2021 464
2020 483
2019 550
2018 657
2017 629
2016 692
2015 770
2014 829
2013 803
2012 903
2011 915
2010 865
2009 964
2008 1,065
2007 1,168
2006 1,405
2005 1,504
2004 1,637
2003 1,619
2002 1,793
2001 2,035
2000 2,191
1999 2,310
1998 2,490
1997 2,623
1996 2,699
1995 2,748
1994 2,774
1993 2,846
1992 2,937
1991 3,118
1990 3,245
1989 3,097
1988 3,275
1987 3,307
1986 3,089
1985 2,966
1984 2,992
1983 2,778
1982 2,724
1981 2,701
1980 2,507
1979 2,102
1978 1,771
1977 1,532
1976 1,293
1975 1,136
1974 1,186
1973 1,042
1972 786
1971 654
1970 709
1969 623
1968 501
1967 475
1966 430
1965 387
1964 367
1963 334
1962 249
1961 226
1960 215
1959 199
1958 146
1957 158
1956 156
1955 170
1954 173
1953 120
1952 130
1951 145
1950 117
1949 96
1948 71
1947 48
1946 50
1945 34
1944 34
1943 43
1942 51
1941 22
1940 22
1939 29
1938 20
1937 14
1936 6
1935 22
1934 21
1933 17
1932 12
1931 14
1930 9
1929 13
1928 6
1927 16
1926 9
1925 20
1924 9
1923 18
1922 9
1921 8
1920 11
1919 14
1918 11
1917 6
1916 9
1915 6