Girls' name · since 1969
Batsheva
Batsheva has 2,198 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,247 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,198
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Batsheva is the #2247 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,198 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Batsheva has been recorded 2,198 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #2247 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #4,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,247 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,198 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Batsheva ranks #4,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,247 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,198 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,247 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,198
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Batsheva's 2,198 recorded births place it above 93.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Batsheva compares
2,198 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Batsheva's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Batsheva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,198 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 195 | 21 | 19,840 |
Batsheva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Batsheva splits its recorded history at 1999: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 195 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Batsheva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 195
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Batsheva by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (986 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Batsheva's strongest decade.
986 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Batsheva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 114
1980s
114 births
- 1990s 216
1990s
216 births
- 2000s 308
2000s
308 births
- 2010s
2010s
986 births
- 2020s
2020s
518 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 986 births (45% of all-time use).
How Batsheva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Batsheva's total volume
Batsheva by state
Where Batsheva concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 907 | 41.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 809 | 36.8% |
| #3 | California | | 26 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.2% |
907 of 2,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Batsheva's data
- Batsheva's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (986 total births) through the 2020s (518) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Batshevas (907 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Batsheva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Batsheva 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.