girl (SSA Category)Hebrew Origin English OriginUS Rank #752 in 2025

Bethany

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“House of figs”

Linguistic heritage: Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:BEH-thuh-nee

IPA (US English):/ˈbɛ.θə.niː/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity19873,294 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#752362 births in 2025

Total US Registrations101,086Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1920 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1987 (3,294 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1920

Recent 2025 Level362 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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