Given name
Bethaney
“house of figs”·“from the house of figs”
Bethaney is a variant of Bethany. Interpretations include “house of figs” and “from the house of figs” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bethaney is a variant of Bethany. Interpretations include “house of figs” and “from the house of figs” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bethaney is a variant of Bethany. An origin associated with Bethany is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bethaney through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 632
- 0 boys · 632 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 43 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 570 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bethaney’s family of names
Bethaney has a related form in Bethany.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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