girl's name
Bethanie
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,957
Scotland
#981
2015 births
Bethanie is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1991, when 131 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
Bethanie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 40 |
| 1960s | 184 |
| 1970s | 452 |
| 1980s | 868 |
| 1990s | 1,145 |
| 2000s | 687 |
| 2010s | 300 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 57 |
How popular is Bethanie?
In 2025, Bethanie was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Bethanie 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.
How Bethanie is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Béthanie | Béthanie is a rare spelling of Bethanie, written with an acute accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
Names that peaked alongside Bethanie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Bethanie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Bethanie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Bethanie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Bethanie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Bethanie
How popular is the name Bethanie?
In 2025, Bethanie was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Bethanie a girl's or a boy's name?
Bethanie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Bethanie most popular?
Bethanie peaked in 1991, when 131 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Bethanie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Bethanie currently ranks #11,586 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.