Recorded 1966–2004 Girls' name Peak 1988 748 births

Tabbatha — girls' name

748 babies named Tabbatha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s531970s1651980s3591990s1592000s12
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Tabbatha was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

44 babies were named Tabbatha in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tabbatha

The Social Security Administration has registered 748 babies named Tabbatha between 1966 and 2004, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tabbatha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tabbatha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 359 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tabbatha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tabbatha in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tabbatha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 748 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tabbatha at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

748

Since 1966

39 years of records

Peak year

1988

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1966

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2004

Tabbatha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1966

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1988)
44
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
01020304050 20041996199119861981197619711966 14

Tabbatha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
359 births that decade — 48% of Tabbatha's all-time total
1960s531970s1651980s3591990s1592000s12

Tabbatha by state

Where Tabbatha concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Tabbatha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
11 1.5%
#2 Illinois
10 1.3%
#3 Texas
6 0.8%
#4 California
5 0.7%
#5 Indiana
5 0.7%
#6 New York
5 0.7%
Ohio share of Tabbatha's total US births 1.5%
Even split

11 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tabbatha?
748 babies have been named Tabbatha since 1966. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1988 with 44 births.
When was Tabbatha most popular?
Tabbatha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 359 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Tabbatha most popular?
The top states for the name Tabbatha are Ohio (11 births), Illinois (10 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Tabbatha been used?
Tabbatha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 39 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Tabbatha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tabitha, Tabatha, Tabetha, Tabbitha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.