Bethaney vs Bethany

Side-by-side comparison of Bethaney and Bethany — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Bethaney

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Bethany

Girl name · Rank #728

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Metric Bethaney Bethany
Current Rank Unranked #728
Total Births (all years) 632 100,534
Peak Year 1990 1987
Peak Year Births 43 3,294
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1965 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Bethaney Bethany
1910ss — 46
1920ss — 119
1930ss — 164
1940ss — 471
1950ss — 1,514
1960ss 15 3,807
1970ss 77 12,181
1980ss 172 29,332
1990ss 220 27,753
2000ss 138 15,368
2010ss 10 7,613
2020ss — 2,166

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bethaney Bethany
2014 5 829
2015 — 770
2016 — 692
2017 — 629
2018 — 657
2019 — 550
2020 — 483
2021 — 464
2022 — 443
2023 — 390
2024 — 386

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1965–2014.

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