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Bethel

Bethel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“house of God”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
BETH-əl · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (84% of all uses)

From Hebrew Bet-El, the biblical place name meaning 'house of God'. It has also been used as a personal name in English, especially with religious associations.

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How popular is Bethel?

202412.6 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Bethel in 202442

2024 rank#3,635 girls

Peak year1909

Total US babies since 18806,186

Bethel is steady now but far below its 1909 peak.

Names like Bethel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Bethel questions

What does the name Bethel mean?

Bethel means "house of God". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Bet-El, the biblical place name meaning 'house of God'. It has also been used as a personal name in English, especially with religious associations.

Is Bethel a boy or girl name?

Bethel is mainly a girl's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bethel?

42 US babies were named Bethel in 2024. Its peak year was 1909.

How do you pronounce Bethel?

Bethel is usually pronounced BETH-əl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.