Given name
Bethesda
“from the house of mercy”
Bethesda is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the house of mercy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “from the house of mercy.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bethesda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 5 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 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bethesda’s family of names
Bethesda has a related form in Bethsaida. Bethesda has a related form in Bethseda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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