Girls' name · since 1951
Bathsheba
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 365 babies named Bathsheba, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bathsheba is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 365 have been recorded since 1951.
Bathsheba has 365 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2023.
- #14,279 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 365 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bathsheba ranks #14,279 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 365 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #14,279 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 365
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bathsheba's 365 recorded births place it above 80.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Bathsheba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bathsheba's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bathsheba popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2023
- Peak year (1977)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Bathsheba by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (97 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Bathsheba's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Bathsheba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
76 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
97 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 97 births (27% of all-time use).
Bathsheba by state
Where Bathsheba concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 365 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bathsheba's data
- Bathsheba's decade-level peak was the 1970s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Bathshebas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bathsheba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1951–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bathsheba draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.