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Bethany vs Georgia

Bethany and Georgiacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2004, Bethany was ranked #100 and Georgia #15 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Bethany was ranked #384 and Georgia #51 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Bethany was ranked #253 and Georgia #52 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Bethany was ranked #544 and Georgia #91 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Bethany was ranked #585 and Georgia #175 among girls in England and Wales.

Bethany and Georgia over time

Bethany and Georgia appear together in 4 published lists, across 101 years of shared records. Georgia held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Bethany in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Bethany reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Georgia in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2010, Georgia moved ahead of Bethany in England and Wales · Girls — #53 and #55 the year before became #59 and #56.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Bethany and Georgia changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #585 and #175.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Bethany and Georgia averaged 57.4 places apart, ending at #253 and #52.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Bethany and Georgia were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #585 and #175.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Bethany #11 in 1999, Georgia #10 in 1997.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #13 and #16 in England and Wales · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2025 they were #585 and #175.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1991–2025

    Bethany held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Georgia in 32.

    Highest recorded here: Bethany #179 in 2003, Georgia #80 in 2017.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bethany #544, Georgia #91.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Bethany held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Georgia in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Bethany #11 in 1999, Georgia #10 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2010: Georgia moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #53 and #55; by 2010 that had become #59 and #56.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bethany #585, Georgia #175.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Bethany held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Georgia in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Bethany #32 in 1998, Georgia #29 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2011: Georgia moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #65 and #82; by 2011 that had become #70 and #70.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bethany #253, Georgia #52.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1994–2004

    Bethany held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Georgia in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Bethany #73 in 1997, Georgia #4 in 2000.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2004: Bethany #100, Georgia #15.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bethany

Pairs where Bethany shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Georgia

Pairs where Georgia shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bethany, Georgia
FieldBethanyGeorgia
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA Latinate feminine form of George, from the Greek elements 'ge' (earth) and 'ergon' (work) — 'farmer, earth-worker'.
OriginNot yet recordedGreek, via Latin transmission
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #58 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Georgia has a recorded origin (Greek, via Latin transmission); Bethany does not have one recorded yet.
  • Bethany has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Georgia.
  • A meaning is recorded for Georgia; Bethany doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Bethany

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1991

    First recorded at #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #585 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Georgia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2023

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New Zealand, in 1997 (recorded 1990–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #175 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls