Girls' name · since 1969

Tabithia

Tabithia has 165 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

165
total births
1969–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade

165 girls have been named Tabithia since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Tabithia has 165 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1995.

  • 165 total births
  • 1969–1995 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 57% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

165 girls have been named Tabithia since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

165
total births
1969–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Tabithia was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

13 babies were named Tabithia in 1984 - its busiest year on record.

Tabithia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Tabithia's full recorded timeline at 1983, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Tabithia at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

165

Since 1969

27 years of records

Peak year

1984

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1969

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1995

Tabithia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
13
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
468101214 19691975197919821985198819931995 5

Tabithia by decade

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

1980s was Tabithia's strongest decade.

94 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Tabithia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 94 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tabithia?
Since 1969, Social Security records show 165 babies named Tabithia. The most recent recorded year was 1995. Its busiest year on record was 1984, with 13 births.
When was Tabithia most popular?
Tabithia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 94 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Tabithia been used?
Records for Tabithia go back to 1969, giving 27 years of history through 1995.
What names are similar to Tabithia?
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.

What to do with Tabithia's data

  • Tabithia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (94 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1969–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tabithia: Baby Name Since 1969 - 165 Births, Peak 1984." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tabithia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Tabithia 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 June 2026.