Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: AramaicBethany (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
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.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 6 | #3,838 |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,149 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,845 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,402 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,918 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,709 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,404 |
| 1923 | 18 | #2,094 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,427 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,949 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,290 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,268 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,243 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,453 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,087 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,211 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,511 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,916 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,655 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,611 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,744 |
| 1937 | 14 | #2,206 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,757 |
| 1939 | 29 | #1,380 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,689 |
| 1941 | 22 | #1,701 |
| 1942 | 51 | #1,101 |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,228 |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,383 |
| 1945 | 34 | #1,378 |
| 1946 | 50 | #1,221 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,319 |
| 1948 | 71 | #1,050 |
| 1949 | 96 | #903 |
| 1950 | 117 | #804 |
| 1951 | 145 | #725 |
| 1952 | 130 | #791 |
| 1953 | 120 | #849 |
| 1954 | 173 | #706 |
| 1955 | 170 | #727 |
| 1956 | 156 | #792 |
| 1957 | 158 | #805 |
| 1958 | 146 | #845 |
| 1959 | 199 | #708 |
| 1960 | 215 | #694 |
| 1961 | 226 | #697 |
| 1962 | 249 | #640 |
| 1963 | 334 | #531 |
| 1964 | 367 | #511 |
| 1965 | 387 | #483 |
| 1966 | 430 | #453 |
| 1967 | 475 | #430 |
| 1968 | 501 | #422 |
| 1969 | 623 | #372 |
| 1970 | 703 | #355 |
| 1971 | 654 | #364 |
| 1972 | 781 | #309 |
| 1973 | 1,042 | #242 |
| 1974 | 1,181 | #217 |
| 1975 | 1,136 | #218 |
| 1976 | 1,293 | #192 |
| 1977 | 1,532 | #176 |
| 1978 | 1,765 | #155 |
| 1979 | 2,094 | #135 |
| 1980 | 2,497 | #124 |
| 1981 | 2,690 | #114 |
| 1982 | 2,713 | #112 |
| 1983 | 2,765 | #99 |
| 1984 | 2,982 | #93 |
| 1985 | 2,957 | #94 |
| 1986 | 3,082 | #91 |
| 1987 | 3,294 | #87 |
| 1988 | 3,270 | #89 |
| 1989 | 3,082 | #102 |
| 1990 | 3,238 | #107 |
| 1991 | 3,113 | #109 |
| 1992 | 2,930 | #115 |
| 1993 | 2,840 | #115 |
| 1994 | 2,774 | #116 |
| 1995 | 2,743 | #116 |
| 1996 | 2,699 | #117 |
| 1997 | 2,623 | #121 |
| 1998 | 2,490 | #132 |
| 1999 | 2,303 | #140 |
| 2000 | 2,191 | #151 |
| 2001 | 2,030 | #158 |
| 2002 | 1,793 | #178 |
| 2003 | 1,619 | #204 |
| 2004 | 1,629 | #207 |
| 2005 | 1,504 | #227 |
| 2006 | 1,405 | #243 |
| 2007 | 1,168 | #291 |
| 2008 | 1,065 | #315 |
| 2009 | 964 | #341 |
| 2010 | 865 | #368 |
| 2011 | 915 | #350 |
| 2012 | 903 | #352 |
| 2013 | 803 | #386 |
| 2014 | 829 | #393 |
| 2015 | 770 | #415 |
| 2016 | 692 | #460 |
| 2017 | 629 | #497 |
| 2018 | 657 | #475 |
| 2019 | 550 | #552 |
| 2020 | 483 | #601 |
| 2021 | 464 | #638 |
| 2022 | 443 | #666 |
| 2023 | 390 | #721 |
| 2024 | 386 | #727 |
