Bethany has been given to about 101,086 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Bethany ranks 752nd among American girls in 2025, with 362 born that year. Its best year was 1987, when 3,307 babies were given the name, ranking 87th. The typical living American called Bethany is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.