Girls' name · since 1962
Tabita
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 246 babies named Tabita, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 246 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabita has been recorded 246 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2018.
- #17,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 246 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabita ranks #17,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 246 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 246
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabita's 246 recorded births place it above 75.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tabita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tabita splits its recorded history at 1989: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tabita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2018
- Peak year (1977)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Tabita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (74 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Tabita's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Tabita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 74 births (30% of all-time use).
Tabita by state
Where Tabita concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.1% |
10 of 246 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tabita's data
- Tabita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tabitas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tabita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1962–2018 (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 Tabita 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.