Given name
Bethsaida
“from the house of mercy”
Bethsaida is a variant of Bethesda. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the house of mercy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bethsaida is a variant of Bethesda. One Hebrew interpretation is “from the house of mercy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bethsaida is a variant of Bethesda. An origin associated with Bethesda is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bethsaida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 363
- 0 boys · 363 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,116 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,116 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 479 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.
Bethsaida’s family of names
Bethsaida has a related form in Bethesda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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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