Boys' name · since 1983
Tabius
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 78 babies named Tabius, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 78
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tabius is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 78 have been recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabius has been recorded 78 times among boys since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2021.
- #19,118 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 78 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabius ranks #19,118 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,118 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 78
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Tabius's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Tabius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tabius's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tabius popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2021
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2021.
78 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 8 births in a single year.
Tabius by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (35 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Tabius's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Tabius births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 35 births (45% of all-time use).
Tabius decade highlights
- Peak decade 35 births
- Runner-up 19 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Tabius's data
- Tabius's decade-level peak was the 2010s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tabius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1983–2021 (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 Tabius 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.
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