Recorded 1962–2018 Girls' name Peak 1977 246 births

Tabita — girls' name

246 babies named Tabita in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s401980s741990s652000s372010s11
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Tabita was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

14 babies were named Tabita in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tabita

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Tabita between 1962 and 2018, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tabita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tabita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tabita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tabita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tabita 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 246 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.

Tabita at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

246

Since 1962

57 years of records

Peak year

1977

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1962

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2018

Tabita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1962

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1977)
14
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
46810121416 20182002199519901985198019741962 6

Tabita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
74 births that decade — 30% of Tabita's all-time total
1960s191970s401980s741990s652000s372010s11

Tabita by state

Where Tabita concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tabita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 4.1%
California share of Tabita's total US births 4.1%

10 of 246 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tabita?
246 babies have been named Tabita since 1962. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1977 with 14 births.
When was Tabita most popular?
Tabita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Tabita most popular?
The top states for the name Tabita are California (10 births).
How long has the name Tabita been used?
Tabita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 57 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Tabita?
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, 1962–2018 (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.