Name profile

Bathsheba

A name meaning "daughter of the oath".

PronunciationEnglish /bæθ.ˈʃiː.bə/
Usage languagesBiblical
US rank (2023)#13,462

Meaning and history

Bathsheba is a Hebrew name meaning “daughter of the oath,” derived from בַּת (baṯ), “daughter,” and שָׁבַע (shavaʿ), “oath.” In the Old Testament, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, with whom King David had her husband killed in battle after she became pregnant by him; David then married her, and she became the mother of Solomon.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
20092009: 8 births, rank #12,429
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: 5 births, rank #16,764
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
20142014: 7 births, rank #13,069
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 5 births, rank #16,215
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
20192019: 5 births, rank #15,539
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: 5 births, rank #15,306
20232023: 6 births, rank #13,462

In 2023, 6 babies were recorded with the name Bathsheba, ranking #13,462 among girls.