Is Bethany a boy or girl name?

Bethany is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Bethany?

The average Bethany alive today is an estimated 35 years old. People named Bethany were most often born around 1987.

When was the name Bethany most popular?

Bethany peaked in 1987 with 3,307 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Bethany have?

In one report's words: earnest, mild, collegiate. Bethany ranks #696 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Bethany — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the New Testament place name, likely from the Aramaic for house of figs or house of affliction. It entered English usage during the Protestant Reformation as a rare geographic given name. American parents adopted it gradually across the twentieth century before settling heavily on it during the late 1980s.

Also answers toBeth, Bethie, Bee

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1915–2025

SSA Data

1915 peak: 3,307 souls, A.D. 1987 2025

2025: 362 born, falling ↘

Estimated Age

35 yrs

Most Bethanys were born around 1987 — joined Facebook while it was still cool.

Peak Reign

1987

№87 that year

Generation

Millennial, 47%

then Gen Z 26% · Gen X 17%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈101K ever born · now falling

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Bethany grew up with

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Britney Spears·MSN Messenger·dial-up internet

Generation Distribution — Living Bethanys

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Boomer 3%Gen X 17%Millennial 47%Gen Z 26%Gen Alpha 8%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Bethany peaked in 1987.

Estimated average age: 35.

What people think

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Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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A Bethany is almost certainly in her mid-thirties, equipped with a reliable planner and a canvas tote bag. The name carries the polite cadence of late-eighties suburban elementary schools without the neon trim. It suggests someone who remembered picture day in 1994 and kept the original folder intact.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

The name reached its high-water mark in 1987, when about three thousand newborn girls received it in a single year.

Field Note 02

Forty-seven percent of all living Americans with the name belong to the Millennial generation.

Field Note 03

It functioned during its peak as a gentle alternative to heavier three-syllable staples like Stephanie and Tiffany.

Notable Bethanys

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Bethany McLeanjournalist and author, b. 1970

Bethany Joy Lenzactress and singer, b. 1981

Bethany Cosentinomusician and songwriter, b. 1986

Bethany Hamiltonprofessional surfer, b. 1990

Adjacent Names

Mallory · Kirsten · Meredith · Courtney · Danielle · Chelsea

Ephemera — If Bethany were a…

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City

Olympia, Washington

Color

Cornflower blue

Job

Speech-language pathologist

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