Bethanie
Bethany, locally called in Arabic al-Eizariya or el-Aizariya, is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of Palestine, bordering East Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The name al-Eizariya refers to the New Testament figure Lazarus of Bethany, who according to the Gospel of John, was raised from the dead by Jesus in the town.
Meaning & Origin of Bethanie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bethany, locally called in Arabic al-Eizariya or el-Aizariya, is a Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate of Palestine, bordering East Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The name al-Eizariya refers to the New Testament figure Lazarus of Bethany, who according to the Gospel of John, was raised from the dead by Jesus in the town.
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Origin & history
The Story of Bethanie
Bethanie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 131 Bethanies were born — ranking #1,277 that year. As of 2026, Bethanie ranks #7,365 for baby girls with 14 births, gradually falling (-11%). In total, more than 4K Bethanies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bethanie
Bethanie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Bethanie's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,227. Use the chart and map above to compare Bethanie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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