Batya
Girl name · #4206 in 2025 · Uniqueness 66/100
Batya is currently the #4206 girl name in the United States — 34 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 girls born in 2025 was named Batya.
Babies named Batya per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 55-year story
Batya first appears in the Social Security records in 1970, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 34 babies and a rank of #4172. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Batya against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Batya in class?
Batya scores 66 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Batya is most common
State-level data for Batya is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Batya
Statistically, parents drawn to Batya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Basya, Shaya, Dunya, Blima, and Zoraya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Batya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4172 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5960 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4833 |
| 2020 | 25 | #5003 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6176 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7100 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5661 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5796 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 27 | #5063 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6091 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9476 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8098 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6356 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8330 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6489 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7998 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Batya a popular girl name?
Batya ranked #4206 among girls in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Batya most popular?
Batya peaked in 2025, when 34 American girls received the name (ranked #4172 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Batya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American girls was named Batya. It scores 66/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.