Bethanie
Bethanie was the 11102nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1227th; the most babies were born in 1991 (131). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,789 places. More babies were named Bethanie in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Bethany) biblical village (meaning disputed) · Aramaic, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #11,102 girls, down 2,054 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991131 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,733babies recorded
What does the name Bethanie mean?
Bethanie is a spelling of Bethany, pronounced the same way, so it shares Bethany's meaning and origin.
Bethany is the village near Jerusalem where Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha lived (John 11:1). As a girls' name it is a transfer of the place name, as Wiktionary notes. Wiktionary gives Aramaic beth anya, "house of wretchedness," as one explanation, but calls it highly disputed. The name has been used in the US since the 1910s and was most common in the 1980s.
Βηθανία (Koine Greek, “Bethany”)בית (Aramaic, “house (first element)”)
How sure is this? Disputed. Wiktionary calls the 'house of the poor/affliction' etymology highly disputed.
Related names: Beth, Bethan, Bethanie.
See also: Aramaic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Bethany' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- John 11:1 (New Testament), King James Version, via Bible Gateway, Bible Gateway (KJV, public domain)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Bethanie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,102 | 8 |
| 2020 | #9,048 | 11 |
| 2010 | #3,420 | 47 |
| 2000 | #1,604 | 110 |
| 1990 | #1,469 | 106 |
| 1980 | #1,532 | 77 |
| 1970 | #2,453 | 30 |
| 1960 | #5,762 | 6 |
| 1950 | #4,358 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bethanie, counting every spelling?
Bethanie is a spelling of Bethany, a name family that ranked #747 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,102 for Bethanie on its own. Together these spellings went to 370 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany | 362 | #752 | 2,050 |
| Bethanie | 8 | #11,102 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bethanie?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bethanie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bethanie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bethanie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bethanie?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Bethanie are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 25 and 43. That makes Bethanie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bethanie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bethanie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Bethanie
What does Bethanie mean?
Bethanie is a spelling of Bethany, usually explained as “biblical village (meaning disputed)”, but this is disputed. Certainty: disputed.
How popular is the name Bethanie?
Bethanie was the 11102nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1227th; the most babies were born in 1991 (131). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,789 places. More babies were named Bethanie in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Bethanie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bethanie in the US.