Over the past 110 years, 96 188 girls have been named Bethany. The name Bethany ranks 347th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bethany in 1920. The peak of popularity of the name Bethany came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.