Bethel
How to say it: BETH-əl · /ˈbɛθəl/
Hebrew for 'house of God' - Biblical town name used as Puritan given name, now place-name.
Bethel was the 2,432nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 45 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1910s, its births are down about 33% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,399 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,432 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 45 |
| Share of births | 1 in 73,674 |
| Peak decade | 1910s |
| Change over 10 years | −33% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #3,399 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Bethel peaked in the 1910s, nearly vanished by the 1980s, and has come back.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Bethel is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.
In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.
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