Bethany is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1987 and has since faded.
Bethany is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #752 for girl births in the United States (and #1,479 across all names), given to 362 babies. Bethany was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1987 (3,294 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 362 | 362 | #752 | — |
| 2024 | 389 | 389 | #725 | — |
| 2023 | 390 | 390 | #721 | — |
| 2022 | 444 | 444 | #665 | — |
| 2021 | 465 | 465 | #637 | — |
| 2020 | 483 | 483 | #602 | — |
| 2019 | 550 | 550 | #552 | — |
| 2018 | 658 | 658 | #475 | — |
| 2017 | 629 | 629 | #497 | — |
| 2016 | 692 | 692 | #460 | — |
| 2015 | 770 | 770 | #415 | — |
| 2014 | 829 | 829 | #393 | — |
| 2013 | 803 | 803 | #386 | — |
| 2012 | 904 | 904 | #352 | — |
| 2011 | 915 | 915 | #350 | — |
| 2010 | 865 | 865 | #368 | — |
| 2009 | 965 | 965 | #341 | — |
| 2008 | 1,065 | 1,065 | #315 | — |
| 2007 | 1,168 | 1,168 | #291 | — |
| 2006 | 1,405 | 1,405 | #243 | — |
| 2005 | 1,504 | 1,504 | #227 | — |
| 2004 | 1,637 | 1,637 | #207 | #8,220 |
| 2003 | 1,619 | 1,619 | #204 | — |
| 2002 | 1,793 | 1,793 | #178 | — |
| 2001 | 2,035 | 2,035 | #158 | #10,751 |
| 2000 | 2,191 | 2,191 | #151 | — |
| 1999 | 2,310 | 2,310 | #140 | #7,954 |
| 1998 | 2,490 | 2,490 | #132 | — |
| 1997 | 2,623 | — | #121 | — |
| 1996 | 2,699 | — | #117 | — |
| 1995 | 2,748 | — | #116 | #9,008 |
| 1994 | 2,774 | — | #116 | — |
| 1993 | 2,846 | — | #115 | #7,730 |
| 1992 | 2,937 | — | #115 | #6,733 |
| 1991 | 3,118 | — | #109 | #8,340 |
| 1990 | 3,245 | — | #107 | #6,476 |
| 1989 | 3,096 | — | #102 | #3,632 |
| 1988 | 3,275 | — | #89 | #7,397 |
| 1987 | 3,307 | — | #87 | #3,545 |
| 1986 | 3,089 | — | #91 | #5,393 |
| 1985 | 2,968 | — | #94 | #4,364 |
| 1984 | 2,990 | — | #93 | #3,946 |
| 1983 | 2,778 | — | #99 | #3,249 |
| 1982 | 2,724 | — | #112 | #3,712 |
| 1981 | 2,701 | — | #114 | #3,628 |
| 1980 | 2,507 | — | #124 | #3,875 |
| 1979 | 2,102 | — | #135 | #4,449 |
| 1978 | 1,770 | — | #155 | #5,131 |
| 1977 | 1,532 | — | #176 | — |
| 1976 | 1,293 | — | #192 | — |
| 1975 | 1,136 | — | #218 | — |
| 1974 | 1,186 | — | #217 | #5,292 |
| 1973 | 1,042 | — | #243 | — |
| 1972 | 786 | — | #309 | #5,063 |
| 1971 | 654 | — | #363 | — |
| 1970 | 709 | — | #356 | #4,278 |
| 1969 | 623 | — | #372 | — |
| 1968 | 501 | — | #422 | — |
| 1967 | 475 | — | #430 | — |
| 1966 | 430 | — | #453 | — |
| 1965 | 387 | — | #483 | — |
| 1964 | 367 | — | #511 | — |
| 1963 | 334 | — | #531 | — |
| 1962 | 249 | — | #640 | — |
| 1961 | 226 | — | #697 | — |
| 1960 | 215 | — | #694 | — |
| 1959 | 199 | — | #708 | — |
| 1958 | 146 | — | #845 | — |
| 1957 | 158 | — | #805 | — |
| 1956 | 156 | — | #792 | — |
| 1955 | 170 | — | #727 | — |
| 1954 | 173 | — | #706 | — |
| 1953 | 120 | — | #849 | — |
| 1952 | 130 | — | #791 | — |
| 1951 | 145 | — | #725 | — |
| 1950 | 117 | — | #804 | — |
| 1949 | 96 | — | #903 | — |
| 1948 | 71 | — | #1,050 | — |
| 1947 | 48 | — | #1,319 | — |
| 1946 | 50 | — | #1,221 | — |
| 1945 | 34 | — | #1,378 | — |
| 1944 | 34 | — | #1,383 | — |
| 1943 | 43 | — | #1,228 | — |
| 1942 | 51 | — | #1,101 | — |
| 1941 | 22 | — | #1,701 | — |
| 1940 | 22 | — | #1,689 | — |
| 1939 | 29 | — | #1,380 | — |
| 1938 | 20 | — | #1,757 | — |
| 1937 | 14 | — | #2,206 | — |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #3,744 | — |
| 1935 | 22 | — | #1,611 | — |
| 1934 | 21 | — | #1,655 | — |
| 1933 | 17 | — | #1,916 | — |
| 1932 | 12 | — | #2,511 | — |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #2,211 | — |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #3,087 | — |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,453 | — |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,243 | — |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #2,268 | — |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,290 | — |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #1,949 | — |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,427 | — |
| 1923 | 18 | — | #2,094 | — |
| 1922 | 9 | — | #3,404 | — |
| 1921 | 8 | — | #3,709 | — |
| 1920 | 11 | — | #2,918 | — |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,402 | — |
| 1918 | 11 | — | #2,845 | — |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #4,149 | — |
| 1916 | 9 | — | #3,061 | — |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,838 | — |