Bethany is a girl's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “House of figs.” In 2024 it was given to 386 girls in the United States.
Bethany belongs to the Biblical & Christian and Greek tradition. Its meaning — “House of figs” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Bethany first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #87 in 1987, and in 2024 386 babies received the name — 100,534 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Bethany means “House of figs” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Bethany is a girl name. In 2024, 386 babies received the name in the US.
Bethany comes from the Biblical & Christian and Greek tradition.
Bethany first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #87 in 1987, and 386 babies were given the name in 2024.
Bethany is pronounced /ˈbɛθəni/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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