Bethel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1315 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Bethel in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1315
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About the Name Bethel
Bethel is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 405 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1371 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1998.
Bethel is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Bethel in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Bethel
Bethel Leslie — Jane Bethel Leslie was an American actress and screenwriter.
Edith Bethel — Edith Bethel born Edith Clarke was an Australian political organizer.
Bethel Solomons — Bethel Albert Herbert Solomons, born into a prominent Jewish family, was an Irish medical doctor and an international rugby player for Ireland and supporter of the 1916 Rising.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bethel
Unlikely. With around 24 UK babies named Bethel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bethel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bethel is at its highest recorded position — #1,315 in 2025, with 24 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,300.
Bethel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Bethel include: Erik Bethel and Bethel Park High School. Short summaries for each appear below.
Bethel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Bethels in the wild.
24
UK babies named Bethel (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 985 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bethel
Almost certainly the only Bethel in the class
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UK Popularity (1998–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Bethel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Bethel Albert Herbert Solomons, born into a prominent Jewish family, was an Irish medical doctor and an international rugby player for Ireland and supporter of the 1916 Rising.
Bethel Park High School, also called BPHS, is a four-year, comprehensive high school located in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, with an enrollment of 1,391 students in grades 9–12 for the 2018–2019 school year.