Girls' name · since 1966
Tabathia
Tabathia has 183 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabathia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Tabathia recorded 183 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1998.
- #20,756 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabathia ranks #20,756 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,756 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabathia's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tabathia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tabathia's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tabathia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1998
- Peak year (1978)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Tabathia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Tabathia's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Tabathia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Tabathia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 1990s (36) -- 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 Tabathia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1966–1998 (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 Tabathia 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.