Bethany

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Bethany (Greek: Βηθανία, which is probably of Aramaic or Hebrew origin, meaning “House of figs" is a feminine given name derived from the Biblical place name, Bethany, a town near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, where Lazarus lived in the New Testament, along with his sisters, Mary and Martha, and where Jesus stayed during Holy Week before his crucifixion.

From Wikipedia

Bethany first appears in the data in 1994 and has been recorded in 15 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 159 babies (rank #76 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Bethany

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Bethany yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,417

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

159

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Bethany

Bethany HamiltonQ116445694 · b. 1990
Bethany Joy Lenzrecording artist · b. 1981

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1994	86	#100
1996	83	#100
1997	108	#85
1998	159	#76
1999	145	#81
2000	136	#82
2001	154	#73
2002	142	#82
2003	130	#85
2004	128	#83
2005	52	#110
2014	19	#107
2015	13	#163
2016	58	#156
2017	4	#330