Girls' name · since 1965
Tabetha
3,917 babies named Tabetha in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,917
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabetha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,917 have been recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Tabetha recorded 3,917 times among girls since 1965, 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 1965 to 2016.
- #3,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,917 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabetha ranks #3,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,917 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,917
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabetha's 3,917 recorded births place it above 95.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Tabetha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tabetha splits its recorded history at 1990: 27% of all births land in the more recent half, 73% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 204 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tabetha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2016
- Peak year (1984)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Tabetha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,572 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Tabetha's strongest decade.
1,572 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tabetha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 347
1960s
347 births
- 1970s
1970s
948 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,572 births
- 1990s
1990s
760 births
- 2000s 246
2000s
246 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,572 births (40% of all-time use).
How Tabetha 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 Tabetha's total volume
Tabetha by state
Where Tabetha concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 234 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 232 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 169 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 147 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 147 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 112 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 98 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 93 | 2.4% |
234 of 3,917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Tabetha appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tabetha's data
- Tabetha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,572 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tabethas (234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tabetha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1965–2016 (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 Tabetha 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.