Betzabe
Feminine given name of Hebrew origin meaning "daughter of the oath".
Name Census estimates that about 213 living Americans carry the first name Betzabe. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Betzabe today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Betzabe births was 2004 (21 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Betzabe. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
213
~ 1 in 1,609,175 Americans
Peak year
2004
21 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#15,622
Tracked since 1992
Census
Betzabe in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 538 people with the first name Betzabe, which placed it at #19,583 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,583
National first-name rank
People counted
538
538 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
98.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Betzabe
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Betzabe is Hispanic at 98.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.3%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Betzabe described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Betzabe at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino98.5% · 530
- White1.3% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Betzabe: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Betzabe from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 91 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Betzabe remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Betzabe by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Betzabe during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Betzabes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Betzabe
The name Betzabe is derived from the Hebrew name Batsheva, which means "daughter of the oath" or "daughter of seven". It is a biblical name mentioned in the Old Testament.
The earliest recorded use of the name Betzabe dates back to the 10th century BC. In the Second Book of Samuel, Batsheva (Betzabe) was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later became one of the wives of King David after an infamous episode where David had Uriah killed in battle to cover up his adulterous affair with Batsheva.
Despite its controversial origins, the name Betzabe gained popularity in the Christian tradition, particularly in Spain and Latin America, where it was adapted as Betzabe or Bethsabé. The name was often associated with themes of repentance, forgiveness, and redemption.
One of the earliest historical figures known by the name Betzabe was Betzabe Pérez de las Infantas (1520-1582), a Spanish noblewoman and philanthropist. She founded the Monastery of Santa María de la Antigua in Valladolid, Spain.
In the 17th century, Betzabe de Obando (1620-1700) was a notable Colombian poet and writer who was part of the literary circle in Santa Fe de Bogotá.
Betzabe Villamil (1782-1857), a Colombian independence activist, played a significant role in the liberation movement against Spanish rule.
In the 19th century, Betzabe Martínez Coronado (1821-1891) was a Cuban poet and writer known for her romantic poetry and her involvement in the literary movement of her time.
More recently, Betzabe Vázquez (born 1981) is a Mexican actress and television host who has appeared in various telenovelas and television shows.
While the name Betzabe has biblical roots and a rich cultural history, particularly in Spanish-speaking countries, it is not as commonly used today as it was in previous centuries.
People
Betzabe + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Betzabe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Betzabe: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Betzabe?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 213 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Betzabe going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,609,175 US residents.
Is Betzabe a common name?
We classify Betzabe as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 216 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Betzabe most popular?
The single biggest year for Betzabe was 2004, when 21 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Betzabe is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Betzabe in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 538 people with the name Betzabe, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,583 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Betzabe in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Betzabe?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Betzabe leans strongly female. 536 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 7 male bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Betzabe?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Betzabe is Hispanic at 98.5%. The next largest groups are White (1.3%) and American Indian/Alaska Native (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Betzabe most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Betzabe in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.5% (530 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Betzabe in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Betzabe a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Betzabe in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Betzabe still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Betzabe in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Betzabe can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Betzabe as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Betzabe, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.