How Many People Are Named Bethani?
An estimated 978 people in the United States have the first name Bethani. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Bethani peaked in popularity in 1988 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bethani as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Bethani paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
978
About 1 in 350,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1988
46 births
Total Registered
1,020
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bethani
Bethani is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,020 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bethani as a female name
Ranked #13,213 in 2015
7 female births in 2015
Peak: 1988 (46 births)
Bethani: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bethani span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 350 babies were registered. Bethani has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bethani by Decade
How has Bethani tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Bethani by State
Birth registrations for Bethani span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Michigan, California. On average, about 15 Bethanis were registered per state.
Bethani + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bethani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bethani
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bethani: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bethani?
We estimate approximately 978 people named Bethani are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 350,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Bethani a common name?
Bethani is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,020 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bethani most popular?
Bethani reached peak popularity in 1988, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bethani is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bethani a female name?
Bethani is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bethani Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bethani Smith, Bethani Johnson, Bethani Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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