Girls' name · since 2005
Tabassum
Tabassum has 28 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tabassum is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 28 have been recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Tabassum recorded 28 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2023.
- #41,978 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabassum ranks #41,978 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #41,978 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tabassum's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tabassum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tabassum's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tabassum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2023
- Peak year (2006)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Tabassum by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Tabassum's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tabassum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Tabassum's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tabassum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tabassum draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.