Tabitha

#1,299 for girls in 2025, 171 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1978 · 2,309 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
59,200
since 1880

Tabitha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Tabitha has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #126, 1978girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,299171—
2024#1,505144—
2023#1,493145—
2022#1,468150—
2021#1,343165—
2020#1,334165—
2019#1,180199—
2018#1,085232—
2017#1,036249—
2016#930295—
2015#941288—
2014#911297—
2013#752360—
2012#770358—
2011#672420—
2010#631465—
2009#643463—
2008#580531—
2007#556551—
2006#527574—
2005#485632—
2004#443689—
2003#401755—
2002#390754—
2001#341902—
2000#319992—
1999#2911,060—
1998#2811,110—
1997#2441,217—
1996#2311,228—
1995#2191,290—
1994#2111,391—
1993#2031,445#8,7005
1992#1891,606—
1991#1901,573—
1990#1641,765—
1989#1561,853#6,9416
1988#1541,849#7,2705
1987#1511,809#4,5739
1986#1402,009#4,13010
1985#1352,153#3,59912
1984#1412,106#6,3155
1983#1372,156#2,91215
1982#1521,936#5,6196
1981#1471,919#6,2625
1980#1551,788#4,1349
1979#1551,818#3,56911
1978#1262,309#2,79915
1977#1951,376#3,8369
1976#2361,003—
1975#264912#3,6599
1974#283887#5,2275
1973#291815—
1972#296830—
1971#295948—
1970#2791,049#3,07110
1969#297944—
1968#391549—
1967#449444—
1966#524327—
1965#1,99334—
1964#2,67522—
1963#2,78020—
1962#3,59213—
1961#2,25028—
1960#2,19628—
1959#2,33924—
1958#3,08515—
1957#3,03315—
1956#2,72518—
1955#3,09514—
1954#3,32512—
1953#3,48011—
1952#3,55210—
1951#2,31419—
1950#3,05212—
1949#2,62015—
1948#3,5939—
1947#4,0078—
1946——
1945#4,5565—
1944#3,3788—
1943#3,4938—
1942#2,53713—
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1940#3,2088—
1939#3,4297—
1938#2,57911—
1937#2,9409—
1936#3,1038—
1935#3,4317—
1934#4,2865—
1933#2,8689—
1932#4,4115—
1931#4,3315—
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1929#3,6827—
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1927#4,8055—
1926#3,2699—
1925#4,9735—
1924#3,14410—
1923#2,58713—
1922#2,61213—
1921#2,76212—
1920#3,3409—
1919#2,26415—
1918#2,82211—
1917#3,3448—
1916#2,24614—
1915#2,38412—
1914#3,6185—
1913#2,1649—
1912#2,1448—
1911#1,7928—
1910#2,3985—
1909#1,4719—
1908#1,35710—
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1903#1,7925—
1902#1,4387—
1901#1,6795—
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1899#1,5965—
1898#1,3797—
1897#1,0949—
1896#1,2927—
1895#1,5925—
1894#1,2377—
1893#82613—
1892#1,2786—
1891#9439—
1890#1,3385—
1889#83910—
1888#1,1366—
1887#7889—
1886#9936—
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Tabitha was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Tabitha is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedAKMaine: #195 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 966 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #185 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 863 girlsNHWashington: #282 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,511 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,967 girlsMNIllinois: #263 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsILWisconsin: #285 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,113 girlsWIMichigan: #315 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,036 girlsMINew York: #399 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,516 girlsNYMassachusetts: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,369 girlsMARhode Island: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 893 girlsRIOregon: #309 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedSDIowa: #363 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,806 girlsIAIndiana: #239 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsINOhio: #258 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,558 girlsOHPennsylvania: #294 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsPANew Jersey: #410 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,893 girlsNJConnecticut: #250 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsCTCalifornia: #416 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,530 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedUTColorado: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsCONebraska: #303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,884 girlsNEMissouri: #265 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,483 girlsMOKentucky: #145 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 670 girlsKYWest Virginia: #181 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 859 girlsWVVirginia: #167 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 816 girlsVAMaryland: #358 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,318 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedDEArizona: #334 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsAZNew Mexico: #339 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsNMKansas: #206 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsKSArkansas: #153 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 641 girlsARTennessee: #193 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 982 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #148 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 651 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #185 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 836 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #327 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsOKLouisiana: #232 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsLAMississippi: #181 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 765 girlsMSAlabama: #199 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 902 girlsALGeorgia: #135 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 600 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Tabitha, so not publishedHITexas: #348 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsTXFlorida: #195 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 993 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#135 · 1 in 600
  2. Kentucky#145 · 1 in 670
  3. North Carolina#148 · 1 in 651
  4. Arkansas#153 · 1 in 641
  5. Virginia#167 · 1 in 816

Best ever in a state: #44 in South Carolina, 1978.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#135551 in 600
Kentucky#145341 in 670
North Carolina#148521 in 651
Arkansas#153201 in 641
Virginia#167341 in 816
Rhode Island#17151 in 893
Mississippi#181211 in 765
West Virginia#181131 in 859
New Hampshire#18551 in 863
South Carolina#185211 in 836
Tennessee#193281 in 982
Florida#195441 in 993
Maine#19561 in 966
Alabama#199251 in 902
Kansas#206121 in 1,004
Louisiana#232241 in 1,035
Indiana#239251 in 1,396
Connecticut#250101 in 1,424
Ohio#258451 in 1,558
Illinois#263461 in 1,516
Missouri#265201 in 1,483
Washington#282131 in 1,511
Wisconsin#285131 in 2,113
Pennsylvania#294361 in 1,857
Colorado#296101 in 1,567
Nebraska#30351 in 1,884
Oregon#30971 in 1,864
Michigan#315281 in 2,036
Oklahoma#32791 in 1,760
Arizona#33491 in 1,707
New Mexico#33951 in 1,551
Texas#348481 in 1,988
Maryland#35881 in 2,318
Iowa#36361 in 2,806
New York#399411 in 2,516
New Jersey#410131 in 2,893
California#416541 in 2,530
Minnesota#42561 in 3,967
Massachusetts#46771 in 4,369
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Tabitha
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 206 spots since 2024 (#1,505 → #1,299)
  • 35 spots since 2020 (#1,334 → #1,299)
  • 358 spots since 2015 (#941 → #1,299)
  • Biggest jump: 1,469 spots in 1966 (#1,993 → #524)
  • Biggest drop: 499 spots in 1890 (#839 → #1,338)
Rise & fade · girls
98 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1978 at #126 (2,309 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 59 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1966–2016
Share of babies · girls
1 in 663
  • Highest: 1 in 663 girls born in 1978 were named Tabitha (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,399 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 33.1% of all girls named Tabitha (19,578) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s50#628 (1880)#874
1890s73#826 (1893)#1,258
1900s44#1,357 (1908)#1,526
1910s95#1,792 (1911)#2,518
1920s83#2,587 (1923)#3,464
1930s66#2,579 (1938)#3,486
1940s74#2,537 (1942)#3,424
1950s150#2,314 (1951)#3,000
1960s2,409#297 (1969)#1,715
1970s11,947#126 (1978)#242
1980s19,578#135 (1985)#147
1990s13,685#164 (1990)#222
2000s6,843#319 (2000)#469
2010s3,163#631 (2010)#891
2020s940#1,299 (2025)#1,407

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Tabitha in 1974

girls
#283
887 births · 1 in 1,654 girls
boys
#5,227
5 births · 1 in 314,467 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #283Tabitha887

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #5,227Tabitha5
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,654 of them was named Tabitha, which outranked 97.2% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tabitha
  1. #280Priscilla904
  2. #281Rochelle899
  3. #282Judith892
  4. #283Tabitha887
  5. #284Raquel862
  6. #285Irene846
  7. #286Dena838
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 314,467 of them was named Tabitha, which outranked 12.9% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Tabitha
  1. #4,634Zedric6
  2. #4,634Zerrick6
  3. #4,634Ziad6
  4. #5,227Tabitha5
  5. #5,227Adante5
  6. #5,227Adaryl5
  7. #5,227Adedayo5

Tied with 777 names at #5,227; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1974 →