Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
Bat ShevaIn Hebrew: בת שבע · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: בַּת שֶׁבַעRomanization: bat shéva
Bat Sheva (Hebrew: בת שבע) is a girl's name of biblical origin. 7,932 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 125 girls and ranked #147. Its peak year was 2012, with 361 babies.
- People in Israel
- 7,932
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 125
- rank #147
- Peak year
- 2012
- 361 babies
- USA, 2025
- 82
- rank #2,239
Writing and saying Bat Sheva
In Hebrew letters the name is בת שבע, read right to left. Bat Sheva is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "bat shéva" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a female given name, Bat-sheva, equivalent to English Bathsheba
- Bathsheba (in the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David)
בַּת (bat, literally “a daughter of”) + שֶׁבַע (shéva, “oath”)
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Bat Sheva by year: Israel and abroad
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
Batsheva in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 82 | #2,239 | 2012 (195) |
| United Kingdom | 2025 | 10 | #2,676 | 2012 (23) |
| England and Wales | 2025 | 10 | #2,604 | 2012 (23) |
Counts for girls. The Hebrew page for Batsheva has every year and the other spellings.
Questions about Bat Sheva
How do you write Bat Sheva in Hebrew?
Bat Sheva is written בת שבע in Hebrew (with vowel points: בַּת שֶׁבַע). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "bat shéva".
How many people in Israel are named Bat Sheva?
7,932 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name בת שבע: 7,932 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 Sheva 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 שבע are women.
What does the name Bat Sheva mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a female given name, Bat-sheva, equivalent to English Bathsheba" Etymology: בַּת (bat, literally “a daughter of”) + שֶׁבַע (shéva, “oath”)
Is Bat Sheva used outside Israel?
The name Batsheva appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 82 girls were given it in 2025 (#2,239), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 10 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).
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.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published - England and Wales: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Baby names in England and Wales: from 1996
Years 1996–2025 · updated 2026-07 · licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 · names given to fewer than 3 babies a year are not published
Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.