The baby name Bathsheba is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced bath-SHEE-buh (IPA: /bæθˈʃiːbə/).
Bathsheba is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Bathsheba is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced bath-SHEE-buh (IPA: /bæθˈʃiːbə/).
Bathsheba is Hebrew in Origin.
Bathsheba is the Anglicized form of the Hebrew Bat-Sheva, from bat “daughter” and sheva “seven.” Because the Semitic root sh-b links “seven” and “to swear,” the name is commonly interpreted as either “daughter of seven” or “daughter of the oath.”
The name enters the biblical record as the wife of Uriah and later King David, and the mother of Solomon, giving it deep resonance in Jewish and Christian cultures. It came into English through early Bible translations and saw occasional use among Reformation and Puritan communities; a modest Victorian revival followed Thomas Hardy’s heroine Bathsheba Everdene in Far from the Madding Crowd. Usage today remains rare in the Anglophone world but widely recognized. International and historical variants include Batsheva (modern Hebrew), Bathsheva and Bethsheba (English spellings), Bethsabée (French), Betsabé (Spanish), Betsabea (Italian), Batseba (German/Scandinavian), and Virsaviya or Virsavia (Russian/Slavic).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #743 | 44 | 15,093 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #909 | 6 | 8,600 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,230 | 7 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Bathsheba is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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