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Bathsheba

/bæˈθʃibə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2023

Bathsheba has been given to about 365 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/bæˈθʃibə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 342
Median age today48 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bathsheba per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time365

How popular is Bathsheba?

Its best year was 1977, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 3922nd. The typical living American called Bathsheba is about 48 years old today.

Names that sound like Bathsheba

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Reba0.45
  2. Alba0.45

Middle names for Bathsheba

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bathsheba Rose0.85
  2. Bathsheba Louise0.85
  3. Bathsheba June0.84
  4. Bathsheba Pearl0.84
  5. Bathsheba Quinn0.84
  6. Bathsheba Nell0.84

Sibling names for Bathsheba

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rockybrother · 0.67
  2. Jolenesister · 0.67
  3. Georginasister · 0.65
  4. Larasister · 0.60
  5. Thaddeusbrother · 0.59
  6. Dereckbrother · 0.59

Where Bathsheba is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Bathsheba White0.80
    2. Bathsheba Reyes0.80
    3. Bathsheba Nguyen0.80
    4. Bathsheba Moore0.80
    5. Bathsheba Lee0.80
    6. Bathsheba Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Bathsheba

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.