Betony
Betony is a common name for a plant which may refer to:Stachys, a genus of plants containing several species commonly known as betony in Europe Stachys officinalis, a historically important medicinal plant Stachys palustris, a related plant with similar uses. Pedicularis, a genus of plants containing several species commonly known as betony in North America
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Meaning & Origin of Betony
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Betony is a common name for a plant which may refer to:Stachys, a genus of plants containing several species commonly known as betony in Europe Stachys officinalis, a historically important medicinal plant Stachys palustris, a related plant with similar uses. Pedicularis, a genus of plants containing several species commonly known as betony in North America
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Betony
American parents first put Betony on the record books as a baby girl name in 1978, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 8 Betonys were born — ranking #6,946 that year. Betony last appeared in the published SSA data in 1978, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 8 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Betony
Betony is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 8 births in the dataset. Betony's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #6,946. Use the chart and map above to compare Betony'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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