Girls' name · since 1965
Tabatha
19,409 babies named Tabatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,972 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,409
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
19,409 babies have been named Tabatha since 1965, making it today's #8972 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabatha has been recorded 19,409 times among girls since 1965, currently ranked #8972 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #1,086 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,972 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,409 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabatha ranks #1,086 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,972 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,409 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,086 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,972 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,409
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabatha's 19,409 recorded births place it above 98.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tabatha compares
19,409 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tabatha's all-time total is 52x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tabatha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,409 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 837 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tabatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tabatha's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 12% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 88%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 837, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tabatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 837
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Tabatha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7,289 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Tabatha's strongest decade.
7,289 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Tabatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 2,445
1960s
2,445 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,273 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,289 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,199 births
- 2000s 879
2000s
879 births
- 2010s 263
2010s
263 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7,289 births (38% of all-time use).
How Tabatha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tabatha's total volume
Tabatha by state
Where Tabatha concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,293 | 6.7% |
| #2 | California | | 1,140 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,050 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,050 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,004 | 5.2% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 879 | 4.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 829 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 748 | 3.9% |
1,293 of 19,409 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Tabatha appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tabatha's data
- Tabatha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (7,289 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tabathas (1,293 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tabatha
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tabatha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Tabatha 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.