Betheny
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BETH-eh-nee
- Origin
- Aramaic
Betheny is a girls' name of Aramaic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Betheny mean?
Aramaic: variant of Bethany, a village near Jerusalem
Variant of Bethany, a village near Jerusalem where Lazarus, Martha and Mary lived, according to the Gospels.
Is Betheny a girl's or a boy's name?
Betheny is a girls' name.
How popular is Betheny in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 9 girls.
Betheny in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Nicknames for Betheny
- Beth 20 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Betheny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily, Jessica, Holly, Molly, Amy, Sarah, Tabitha, Elizabeth, Amber, Ebony, Jasmine, Hannah
Names related to Betheny
More Aramaic names
Thomas, Tommy, Martha, Barnaby, Barney, Tomas, Tadeo, Tom, Thaddeus, Tomos, Marta, Tommie, Tomi, Saphira, Tommaso, Barnabas
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Betheny: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/betheny, updated 20 October 2026.