Given name
Batya
“a daughter of God”
Batya is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “a daughter of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a daughter of God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Batya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 747
- 0 boys · 747 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #4,186 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,186 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 635 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Batya’s family of names
Batya has a related form in Batiya. Batya has a related form in Batyah. Batya has a related form in Bitiya.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Batya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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