girl's name
Betania
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 417
Betania is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 42 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1983.
Betania over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 37 |
| 2000s | 121 |
| 2010s | 157 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 56 |
How popular is Betania?
In 2025, Betania was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Betania is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Betania
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Betania also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Betania over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Betania
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Betania — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Betania
How popular is the name Betania?
In 2025, Betania was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Betania a girl's or a boy's name?
Betania is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Betania most popular?
Betania peaked in 2017, when 42 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Betania a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Betania currently ranks #15,519 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.