Bethanie is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Bethanie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Bethanie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Bethanie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Bethanie is a girl name of Aramaic origin meaning “variant of Bethany, house of figs”. A respelling of Bethany, a village near Jerusalem in the Bible.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 3,733 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 980 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 28 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Bethanie per year, England & Wales (1996 to 2022). England & Wales peaked in 1996 (144/yr) · United States peaked in 1991 (131/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1999 (5/yr).
Bethanie is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #2,147 nationally (given to 131 babies that year).
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