Girls' name · since 1880
Tabitha
59,200 babies named Tabitha in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 59,200
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabitha currently ranks #1301 among girls' names in America, with 59,200 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Tabitha recorded 59,200 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1301 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #532 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 59,200 born since 1880
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabitha ranks #532 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 59,200 born since 1880, peaking in the 1980s.
- #532 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 59,200
- born since 1880
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tabitha's 59,200 recorded births place it above 99.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tabitha compares
59,200 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tabitha's all-time total is 157x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tabitha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 59,200 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,309 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tabitha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tabitha's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 2,309, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tabitha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 2,309
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Tabitha popularity over time - boys
146 total births recorded since 1970 (Tabitha as boys' name)
Tabitha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19,578 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Tabitha's strongest decade.
19,578 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Tabitha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 50
1880s
50 births
- 1890s 73
1890s
73 births
- 1900s 44
1900s
44 births
- 1910s 95
1910s
95 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 66
1930s
66 births
- 1940s 74
1940s
74 births
- 1950s 150
1950s
150 births
- 1960s 2,409
1960s
2,409 births
- 1970s
1970s
11,947 births
- 1980s
1980s
19,578 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,685 births
- 2000s 6,843
2000s
6,843 births
- 2010s 3,163
2010s
3,163 births
- 2020s 940
2020s
940 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19,578 births (33% of all-time use).
How Tabitha 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 Tabitha's total volume
Tabitha by state
Where Tabitha concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,325 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 3,930 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 3,152 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,922 | 4.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 2,607 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 2,548 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,544 | 4.3% |
| #8 | New York | | 2,381 | 4.0% |
4,325 of 59,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tabitha appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tabitha's data
- Tabitha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (19,578 total births); usage has since declined to 940 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tabithas (4,325 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 popularity rank to Tabitha
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tabitha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Tabitha 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.