Batya: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,186

among girls · ↑601 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Batya · +21% vs 2024

How common

1 in 47,273

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

34 babies

All-time total

747

#9,154 all-time among girls

First recorded

1970

in Social Security records

Batya popularity over time

747 babies have been named Batya since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	59	6	–	#6,015
1980s	70	7	+19%	#5,489
1990s	111	11	+59%	#6,000
2000s	156	16	+41%	#5,736
2010s	200	20	+28%	#5,083
2020s (to 2025)	151	25	+26%	#4,186

Where Batya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	36	0.02	outside top 500
2027	39	0.02	outside top 500
2028	40	0.03	outside top 500
2029	42	0.03	outside top 500
2030	44	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Batya

Batya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,186 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 747 American babies have been named Batya. Its peak came in 2025, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Batya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Batya?

The median living Batya is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 30. An estimated 700 people named Batya are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Batya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	34	#4,186
2024	28	#4,787
2023	20	#5,998
2022	17	#6,760
2021	27	#4,859
2020	25	#5,034
2019	19	#6,209
2018	16	#7,158
2017	22	#5,689
2016	22	#5,825
2015	25	#5,315
2014	19	#6,494
2013	19	#6,510
2012	17	#7,188
2011	27	#5,083
2010	14	#8,335
2009	22	#6,133
2008	12	#9,575
2007	15	#8,158
2006	20	#6,396
2005	13	#8,406
2004	18	#6,531
2003	13	#8,064
2002	12	#8,371
2001	12	#8,269
2000	19	#5,736
1995	15	#6,000
1990	6	#11,555
1985	–	–
1980	5	#10,537
1975	9	#6,015
1970	5	#8,089
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Batya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Batya?

The median living Batya is about 16 years old. Half of all living Batyas are between 7 and 30 years old.

How many people named Batya are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Batya are alive in the United States, based on 747 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Batya in 2025?

Batya ranked #4,186 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Batya?

747 babies have been named Batya in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Batya most popular?

Batya peaked in 2025, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Batya a boy or girl name?

Batya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Batya rising or falling?

Batya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Batya become more popular?

Batya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 44 girls named Batya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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