Boys' name · since 1957
Tabb
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Tabb, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
61 boys have been named Tabb since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabb has been recorded 61 times among boys since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1969.
- #20,815 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1957
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabb ranks #20,815 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.
- #20,815 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1957
- 1960s
- peak decade
Tabb's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tabb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tabb's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tabb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1969
- Peak year (1957)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Tabb by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (39 births, 64% of the file).
1960s was Tabb's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Tabb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 39 births (64% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tabb: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~12 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, 1957–1969 (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 Tabb 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.