 The exact number of named and unnamed women in the Bible is somewhat uncertain because of a number of difficulties involved in calculating the total.For example, the Bible sometimes uses different names for the same woman, names in different languages can be translated differently, and some names can be used for either men or women.Professor Karla Bombach says one study produced a total of 3000-3100 names, 2900 of which are men with 170 of the total being women.