Girl’s name · Hebrew

Batsheva

How to say it: baht-SHEV-uh · /ˌbɑtˈʃɛvə/

Hebrew name meaning 'daughter of oath' - biblical Bathsheba form used in Israel.

Batsheva was the 1,693rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 82 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,629 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,693for girls in 2025
1 in 40,431US babies
82born in 2025
#1,629projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Batsheva
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,693
Babies born in 202582
Share of births1 in 40,431
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−2%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,629

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Batsheva is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 56 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Batya
  • Sheva
  • Bati

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Batsheva is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

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