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BatIn Hebrew: בת · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: בַּת
Bat (Hebrew: בת) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 3,538 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 84 girls and ranked #207. Its peak year was 2012, with 248 babies.
- People in Israel
- 3,538
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 84
- rank #207
- Peak year
- 2012
- 248 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Bat
In Hebrew letters the name is בת, read right to left. Bat is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Bat by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Questions about Bat
How do you write Bat in Hebrew?
Bat is written בת in Hebrew (with vowel points: בַּת). Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Bat?
3,538 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name בת: 3,538 women and 0 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Bat a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named בת are women.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.