Recorded 1966–1997 Girls' name Peak 1983 214 births

Tabbetha — girls' name

214 babies named Tabbetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s311980s1151990s49
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Tabbetha was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tabbetha in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tabbetha

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Tabbetha between 1966 and 1997, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tabbetha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tabbetha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tabbetha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tabbetha 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 214 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.

Tabbetha at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

214

Since 1966

32 years of records

Peak year

1983

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1966

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1997

Tabbetha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1966

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1983)
17
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 199719921989198619831980197319691966 5

Tabbetha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
115 births that decade — 54% of Tabbetha's all-time total
1960s191970s311980s1151990s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tabbetha?
214 babies have been named Tabbetha since 1966. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1983 with 17 births.
When was Tabbetha most popular?
Tabbetha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Tabbetha been used?
Tabbetha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 32 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Tabbetha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tabitha, Tabatha, Tabetha, Tabbatha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1966–1997 (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.