Proto-Semitic origin
Source-reportedInherited from Proto-Semitic *šabʕum.
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- Wiktionary: שבעCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: שבעCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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01 / Meaning & origin
שבע is a feminine given name documented in Hebrew. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-.
2 source accounts
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *šabʕum.
源自原始迦南語 *šabaʿ，源自原始西北閃米特語 *šabaʿu，源自原始閃米特語 *šabʿum。对比腓尼基語 𐤔𐤁𐤏 (šbʿ)、阿拉伯語 سَبْع (sabʕ)。
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 10 female (rank 440). Documented as a given name in Hebrew.
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: שבע
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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel · Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). Thousands separators in the total column are removed when parsing.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 10 | 415 | observed |
| 1950 | 8 | 493 | observed |
| 1951 | 7 | 523 | observed |
| 1952 | 6 | 575 | observed |
| 1953 | 6 | 570 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1959 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1964 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1967 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1969 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1972 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1977 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1979 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1981 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1982 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1983 | 5 | 643 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1986 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1995 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1997 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1998 | 6 | 566 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 2000 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 2001 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 2002 | 5 | 608 | observed |
| 2003 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 2004 | 12 | 379 | observed |
| 2005 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 2006 | 6 | 527 | observed |
| 2007 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 2008 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 2009 | 9 | 434 | observed |
| 2010 | 11 | 394 | observed |
| 2011 | 8 | 455 | observed |
| 2012 | 8 | 477 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 495 | observed |
| 2014 | 8 | 482 | observed |
| 2015 | 10 | 434 | observed |
| 2016 | 12 | 423 | observed |
| 2017 | 10 | 470 | observed |
| 2018 | 9 | 495 | observed |
| 2019 | 11 | 446 | observed |
| 2020 | 10 | 462 | observed |
| 2021 | 11 | 457 | observed |
| 2022 | 8 | 518 | observed |
| 2023 | 11 | 432 | observed |
| 2024 | 10 | 440 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “שבע” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2025-12-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted)
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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