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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1978 · 2,309 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 59,200since 1880
Tabitha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Tabitha has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,299 | 171 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,505 | 144 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,493 | 145 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,468 | 150 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,343 | 165 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,334 | 165 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,180 | 199 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,085 | 232 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,036 | 249 | — | |
| 2016 | #930 | 295 | — | |
| 2015 | #941 | 288 | — | |
| 2014 | #911 | 297 | — | |
| 2013 | #752 | 360 | — | |
| 2012 | #770 | 358 | — | |
| 2011 | #672 | 420 | — | |
| 2010 | #631 | 465 | — | |
| 2009 | #643 | 463 | — | |
| 2008 | #580 | 531 | — | |
| 2007 | #556 | 551 | — | |
| 2006 | #527 | 574 | — | |
| 2005 | #485 | 632 | — | |
| 2004 | #443 | 689 | — | |
| 2003 | #401 | 755 | — | |
| 2002 | #390 | 754 | — | |
| 2001 | #341 | 902 | — | |
| 2000 | #319 | 992 | — | |
| 1999 | #291 | 1,060 | — | |
| 1998 | #281 | 1,110 | — | |
| 1997 | #244 | 1,217 | — | |
| 1996 | #231 | 1,228 | — | |
| 1995 | #219 | 1,290 | — | |
| 1994 | #211 | 1,391 | — | |
| 1993 | #203 | 1,445 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #189 | 1,606 | — | |
| 1991 | #190 | 1,573 | — | |
| 1990 | #164 | 1,765 | — | |
| 1989 | #156 | 1,853 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #154 | 1,849 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #151 | 1,809 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #140 | 2,009 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #135 | 2,153 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #141 | 2,106 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #137 | 2,156 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #152 | 1,936 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #147 | 1,919 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #155 | 1,788 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #155 | 1,818 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #126 | 2,309 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #195 | 1,376 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #236 | 1,003 | — | |
| 1975 | #264 | 912 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #283 | 887 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #291 | 815 | — | |
| 1972 | #296 | 830 | — | |
| 1971 | #295 | 948 | — | |
| 1970 | #279 | 1,049 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #297 | 944 | — | |
| 1968 | #391 | 549 | — | |
| 1967 | #449 | 444 | — | |
| 1966 | #524 | 327 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,993 | 34 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,780 | 20 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,250 | 28 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,196 | 28 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,725 | 18 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,095 | 14 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,314 | 19 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | — | |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | — | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | — | |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | — | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | — | |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | — | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | — | |
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | — | |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | — | |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | — | |
| 1916 | #2,246 | 14 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,384 | 12 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,592 | 5 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 | — | |
| 1893 | #826 | 13 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | #839 | 10 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #788 | 9 | — | |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | — | |
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 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#118 · 1 in 537
- Montana#132 · 1 in 409
- Arkansas#134 · 1 in 541
- North Carolina#156 · 1 in 779
- Tennessee#162 · 1 in 783
Best ever in a state: #44 in South Carolina, 1978.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #118 | 38 | 1 in 537 |
| Montana | #132 | 7 | 1 in 409 |
| Arkansas | #134 | 22 | 1 in 541 |
| North Carolina | #156 | 54 | 1 in 779 |
| Tennessee | #162 | 39 | 1 in 783 |
| New Hampshire | #167 | 7 | 1 in 692 |
| Alabama | #170 | 27 | 1 in 772 |
| Iowa | #179 | 17 | 1 in 827 |
| Maine | #179 | 6 | 1 in 772 |
| Louisiana | #184 | 26 | 1 in 840 |
| Ohio | #186 | 63 | 1 in 978 |
| Indiana | #197 | 33 | 1 in 1,002 |
| West Virginia | #206 | 8 | 1 in 915 |
| Georgia | #209 | 43 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Oklahoma | #211 | 19 | 1 in 890 |
| Michigan | #222 | 44 | 1 in 1,171 |
| South Carolina | #222 | 17 | 1 in 988 |
| Missouri | #224 | 26 | 1 in 1,142 |
| Virginia | #224 | 31 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Florida | #230 | 65 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Connecticut | #231 | 14 | 1 in 1,110 |
| Idaho | #246 | 6 | 1 in 983 |
| Washington | #259 | 24 | 1 in 1,218 |
| Pennsylvania | #261 | 40 | 1 in 1,457 |
| Mississippi | #271 | 10 | 1 in 1,218 |
| Oregon | #280 | 14 | 1 in 1,174 |
| Maryland | #281 | 17 | 1 in 1,408 |
| New Mexico | #298 | 7 | 1 in 1,209 |
| Colorado | #302 | 16 | 1 in 1,391 |
| Wisconsin | #313 | 15 | 1 in 1,681 |
| Texas | #324 | 81 | 1 in 1,771 |
| Massachusetts | #325 | 16 | 1 in 1,994 |
| New York | #343 | 50 | 1 in 2,014 |
| Nevada | #344 | 6 | 1 in 1,521 |
| Illinois | #348 | 37 | 1 in 1,903 |
| New Jersey | #354 | 20 | 1 in 2,074 |
| Kansas | #358 | 7 | 1 in 1,851 |
| Arizona | #397 | 15 | 1 in 1,947 |
| Minnesota | #442 | 9 | 1 in 2,808 |
| Utah | #450 | 7 | 1 in 2,360 |
| California | #478 | 79 | 1 in 2,798 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #628 (1880) | #874 |
| 1890s | 73 | #826 (1893) | #1,258 |
| 1900s | 44 | #1,357 (1908) | #1,526 |
| 1910s | 95 | #1,792 (1911) | #2,518 |
| 1920s | 83 | #2,587 (1923) | #3,464 |
| 1930s | 66 | #2,579 (1938) | #3,486 |
| 1940s | 74 | #2,537 (1942) | #3,424 |
| 1950s | 150 | #2,314 (1951) | #3,000 |
| 1960s | 2,409 | #297 (1969) | #1,715 |
| 1970s | 11,947 | #126 (1978) | #242 |
| 1980s | 19,578 | #135 (1985) | #147 |
| 1990s | 13,685 | #164 (1990) | #222 |
| 2000s | 6,843 | #319 (2000) | #469 |
| 2010s | 3,163 | #631 (2010) | #891 |
| 2020s | 940 | #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 1998
girls
#281
1,110 births · 1 in 1,592 girls
Top girls' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 1,592 of them was named Tabitha, which outranked 98.3% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.