Girls' name · since 1966
Tabbatha
Tabbatha has 748 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 748
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
748 girls have been named Tabbatha since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tabbatha has 748 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2004.
- #9,147 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 748 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabbatha ranks #9,147 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 748 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,147 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 748
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabbatha's 748 recorded births place it above 87.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Tabbatha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tabbatha's full recorded timeline at 1984, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tabbatha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2004
- Peak year (1988)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Tabbatha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (359 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Tabbatha's strongest decade.
359 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Tabbatha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s
1970s
165 births
- 1980s
1980s
359 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 359 births (48% of all-time use).
How Tabbatha 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 Tabbatha's total volume
Tabbatha by state
Where Tabbatha concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| 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% |
11 of 748 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Tabbatha's data
- Tabbatha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (359 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Tabbathas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tabbatha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1966–2004 (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 Tabbatha 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.