Feminine dossier · first seen 1915

Bethany

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Bethany
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1987

Peak era

1987

Peak rank proxy

3,294

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1915Peak 19872024

Peak year

1987

Decline from peak

88.3%

2024

386

All-time

100,534

Bethany is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1987, when 3,294 girls were named Bethany.

In 2024, only 386 girls were given the name.

Down 88.3% from its peak.

All told, about 100,534 Americans have been named Bethany and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1987

19873,294 girls named Bethany

2024386 girls named Bethany

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