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Girl name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Bethany

BETH-ə-nee · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
House of figs; a village near Jerusalem
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Hebrew;Biblical
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#727
2024 births386
Peak year1987
First appeared1915
Total US births100,534
1987 peak19151942197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
BethBeeBethy
Alternate spellings
BethanieBethaniBethaney
In other languages
Betânia (Portuguese)

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