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Bethany

Bethany holds the #751 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 362 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #601 in 2020 to #751 today. Its strongest year on record was 1987 (#87 nationally, 3,294 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1915. The name's biggest fan base is in Pennsylvania (#349 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#751
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#87
in 1987 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
362
girls named Bethany

Bethany popularity, 1880–2025

0.051%0.10%0.15%0.20%18801900192019401960198020002020#87 in 1987
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1987

Where Bethany is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025NH—Washington: #679 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#679Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025ND—Minnesota: #659 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MN#659Wisconsin: #420 (12 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)WI#420Michigan: #787 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#787New York: #859 (18 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#859Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #542 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IN#542Ohio: #514 (20 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#514Pennsylvania: #349 (31 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)PA#349New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025CT—California: #644 (48 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#644Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025UT—Colorado: #703 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#703Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025NE—Missouri: #640 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#640Kentucky: #383 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)KY#383West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025WV—Virginia: #606 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#606Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025AR—Tennessee: #888 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#888North Carolina: #659 (15 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#659South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #1075 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1075Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bethany in 2025HI—Texas: #742 (40 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#742Florida: #1112 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1112
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Pennsylvania (#349), Kentucky (#383), Wisconsin (#420)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Bethany in the most recent year of SSA data.

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