Bitanya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- bee-TAHN-ya
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
Bitanya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies).
What does Bitanya mean?
Hebrew: Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Bethany (Bethania)
Bethany was the village near Jerusalem where, in the Gospels, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.
Is Bitanya a girl's or a boy's name?
Bitanya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bitanya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Bitanya, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 8 girls.
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were given Bitanya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,977, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
- Bitania 6
- Bitanya 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Bitanya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
Names like Bitanya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anvika Aadhya Aavya Arya Aaradhya Prisha Hanvika Saanvika Divisha Navya Aarya Raya
Other spellings of Bitanya
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) 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, “Bitanya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bitanya, updated 20 October 2026.