Name Legacy

Bethani

Recorded 1967–2015 · United States

Bethani was most popular in 1988, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,789 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,020 people named Bethani.

Most popular in1988
Rank that year#3,789
Births that year46
Total since 18801,020
Given to100% girls

Bethani over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Bethani’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bethani a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bethani is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,020 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Bethani is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org