Bethel
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- BETH-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,368 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,388 for girls
Bethel is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “house of God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,368th for girls in the UK (24 babies) and 3,388th for girls in the US (45 babies).
What does Bethel mean?
Hebrew: from Beit-El
“house of God”
In Genesis, Jacob names the place Bethel after his dream of a ladder reaching to heaven.
Is Bethel a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Bethel has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls and 8 boys in the UK and 45 girls and 6 boys in the US.
How popular is Bethel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,368th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 12,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the UK were named Bethel, making it the 1,368th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 24 girls. 8 boys were also named Bethel in 2025 (2,742nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Bethel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 75% of the babies named Bethel in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,315th in England and Wales.
Bethel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,684 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,656 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,914 |
| 2011 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 11 | #2,286 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,521 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
How popular is Bethel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,388th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 45 about 1 in 36,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 45 girls in the US were named Bethel, making it the 3,388th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,966th. Its busiest year was 1922, with 119 girls. It first appears in the records in 1890. 6 boys were also named Bethel in 2025 (10,690th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Bethel in the US since 1880 were born between 1921 and 1992, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 88% of the babies named Bethel in the US were girls.
Bethel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #3,388 |
| 2024 | 42 | #3,639 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3,638 |
| 2022 | 42 | #3,651 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2,715 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,966 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,891 |
| 2018 | 82 | #2,238 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,635 |
| 2016 | 79 | #2,366 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,555 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,886 |
| 2013 | 50 | #3,217 |
| 2012 | 53 | #3,133 |
| 2011 | 48 | #3,349 |
| 2010 | 47 | #3,408 |
| 2009 | 49 | #3,360 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4,474 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5,544 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 38 | #3,744 |
| 2003 | 24 | #5,087 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 26 | #4,522 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 11 | #6,029 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 21 | #3,121 |
| 1972 | 10 | #5,108 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,871 |
| 1969 | 16 | #3,460 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 33 | #2,039 |
| 1966 | 26 | #2,356 |
| 1965 | 19 | #2,832 |
| 1964 | 25 | #2,474 |
| 1963 | 26 | #2,363 |
| 1962 | 22 | #2,604 |
| 1961 | 17 | #3,059 |
| 1960 | 23 | #2,511 |
| 1959 | 14 | #3,253 |
| 1958 | 28 | #2,116 |
| 1957 | 25 | #2,217 |
| 1956 | 19 | #2,621 |
| 1955 | 26 | #2,107 |
| 1954 | 22 | #2,294 |
| 1953 | 19 | #2,430 |
| 1952 | 24 | #2,073 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,504 |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,601 |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,916 |
| 1948 | 36 | #1,547 |
| 1947 | 34 | #1,632 |
| 1946 | 40 | #1,375 |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,449 |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,400 |
| 1943 | 54 | #1,086 |
| 1942 | 38 | #1,300 |
| 1941 | 49 | #1,041 |
| 1940 | 52 | #989 |
| 1939 | 49 | #1,009 |
| 1938 | 55 | #955 |
| 1937 | 47 | #1,035 |
| 1936 | 59 | #888 |
| 1935 | 62 | #874 |
| 1934 | 64 | #855 |
| 1933 | 65 | #826 |
| 1932 | 74 | #790 |
| 1931 | 69 | #819 |
| 1930 | 62 | #926 |
| 1929 | 69 | #855 |
| 1928 | 71 | #862 |
| 1927 | 99 | #723 |
| 1926 | 86 | #777 |
| 1925 | 93 | #768 |
| 1924 | 116 | #688 |
| 1923 | 108 | #703 |
| 1922 | 119 | #665 |
| 1921 | 112 | #699 |
| 1920 | 104 | #711 |
| 1919 | 105 | #680 |
| 1918 | 113 | #671 |
| 1917 | 116 | #632 |
| 1916 | 104 | #667 |
| 1915 | 96 | #669 |
| 1914 | 79 | #651 |
| 1913 | 64 | #645 |
| 1912 | 54 | #678 |
| 1911 | 27 | #825 |
| 1910 | 40 | #672 |
| 1909 | 36 | #662 |
| 1908 | 30 | #709 |
| 1907 | 32 | #666 |
| 1906 | 27 | #707 |
| 1905 | 25 | #713 |
| 1904 | 21 | #773 |
| 1903 | 20 | #760 |
| 1902 | 21 | #756 |
| 1901 | 20 | #723 |
| 1900 | 30 | #639 |
| 1899 | 18 | #756 |
| 1898 | 17 | #821 |
| 1897 | 18 | #735 |
| 1896 | 14 | #872 |
| 1895 | 14 | #858 |
| 1894 | 10 | #998 |
| 1893 | 19 | #662 |
| 1892 | 13 | #830 |
| 1891 | 12 | #796 |
| 1890 | 6 | #1,209 |
Nicknames for Bethel
- Beth 20 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Bethel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Elsie, Hazel, Mabel, Annie, Eva, Ruby, Lottie, Millie, Ada, Olive, Frankie, Beatrice
Names related to Bethel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bethel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bethel, updated 20 October 2026.