Meaning of the nameBetânia

Betânia is a female name taken from the biblical village of Bethany, a name probably Aramaic or Hebrew, possibly 'house of affliction' or 'house of figs'.

Meaning

“from the name of the biblical village Bethany, possibly 'house of affliction' or 'house of figs'”

Source: Behind the Name: Bethany

People (2022): 16,902
Rank in Brazil: #1,183
Median age: 41 years
2010 Census: 19,491; people

Betânia in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Betânia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (5,002 people).

16,839 women 63 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Betânia is most common

States with the highest share of people named Betânia in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Alagoas 0.025%
Pernambuco 0.025%
Paraíba 0.015%
Tocantins 0.013%
Minas Gerais 0.013%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	2,633	0.013%
São Paulo	2,258	0.005%
Pernambuco	2,244	0.025%
Bahia	1,500	0.011%
Rio de Janeiro	981	0.006%
Pará	842	0.010%
Alagoas	784	0.025%
Maranhão	739	0.011%
Goiás	699	0.010%
Paraíba	581	0.015%
Rio Grande do Sul	529	0.005%
Espírito Santo	386	0.010%
Distrito Federal	309	0.011%
Santa Catarina	271	0.004%
Paraná	270	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	262	0.008%
Piauí	253	0.008%
Ceará	230	0.003%
Mato Grosso	221	0.006%
Tocantins	201	0.013%
Sergipe	158	0.007%
Rondônia	135	0.009%
Amazonas	117	0.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul	106	0.004%
Amapá	80	0.011%
Roraima	68	0.011%
Acre	45	0.005%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Betânia

Behind the Name explains Bethany through the name of a New Testament village, Βηθανία (Bethania) in Greek, probably of Aramaic or Hebrew origin and possibly meaning 'house of affliction' or 'house of figs'; the same entry gives Betânia and Bethânia as Brazilian Portuguese forms. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records Betânia and lists Bethania, Betanea and Bethanea among the spelling variants. The name is almost always female and was given most often to people born in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,902 people named Betânia, with a median age of 41; proportionally, it is most common in Alagoas.

This is the most recorded spelling in the group, without an H.

Other spellings of Betânia

Spelling	People (2022)
Betânia	16,902
Bethânia	2,326

Sources

Behind the Name: Bethany · behindthename.com · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Betânia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Betânia

What does the name Betânia mean?

Betânia means “from the name of the biblical village Bethany, possibly 'house of affliction' or 'house of figs'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Betânia in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,902 people with the first name Betânia, which ranks it number 1,183 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Betânia a boy's or a girl's name?

Betânia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,839 women and 63 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Betânia?

Betânia is a name of Aramaic and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Betânia most common?

Proportionally, in Alagoas: 0.025% of the state's population is named Betânia (784 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Betânia?

Bethânia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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