Tab

Where Tab comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Tab.

Tab through the years
  1. 1909
    Tab Smith born
    American saxophonist
  2. 1953
    First appearance
    #3,425 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1957
    Peak, #694
    120 babies named Tab, the most in any year.
  4. 1960
    Tab Baker born
    American actor
  5. 1961
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,097.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Tab Smith · American saxophonist, 1909–1971
  • Tab Baker · American actor, 1960–2010

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.