How Many People Are Named Bethanie?
An estimated 3,540 people in the United States have the first name Bethanie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Bethanie peaked in popularity in 1991 with 131 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bethanie 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 Bethanie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,540
About 1 in 96,823 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
131 births
Total Registered
3,725
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bethanie
Bethanie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,725 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Bethanie as a female name
Ranked #7,701 in 2023
14 female births in 2023
Peak: 1991 (131 births)
Bethanie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bethanie span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,145 babies were registered. Bethanie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bethanie by Decade
How has Bethanie 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.
Bethanie by State
Birth registrations for Bethanie span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in North Carolina, Maryland, Kansas. On average, about 47 Bethanies were registered per state.
Bethanie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bethanie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bethanie
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bethanie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bethanie?
We estimate approximately 3,540 people named Bethanie 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 96,823 Americans share this first name.
Is Bethanie a common name?
Bethanie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,725 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bethanie most popular?
Bethanie reached peak popularity in 1991, when 131 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bethanie is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bethanie a female name?
Bethanie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bethanie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bethanie Smith, Bethanie Johnson, Bethanie 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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