Bethlehem
Girl · BETH-lih-hem · Hebrew
Bethlehem is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “house of bread”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Bethlehem mean?
Hebrew: from Beit Lechem
“house of bread”
The town of Jesus's birth and King David's home; Ethiopian Christians also use it as a girl's name.
- Say it
- BETH-lih-hem
Is Bethlehem a girl's or a boy's name?
Bethlehem is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bethlehem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Bethlehem, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Bethlehem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Bethlehem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Bethlehem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Bethlehem, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,245th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Bethlehem in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bethlehem in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6,694 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7,758 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6,283 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 13 | #8,480 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 19 | #6,638 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Nicknames for Bethlehem
- Beth 20 girls in the UK in 2025
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