Unisex name · since 1961
Tabor
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 727 babies named Tabor, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,285 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,880 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 727
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
727 babies have been named Tabor since 1961, making it today's #10880 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabor has been recorded 727 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #10880 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #6,285 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,880 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 727 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabor ranks #6,285 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,880 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 727 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,285 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,880 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 727
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tabor's 727 recorded births place it above 86.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Oregon.
How Tabor compares
727 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Tabor's all-time total is 97% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tabor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 727 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tabor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tabor's full recorded timeline at 2002, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tabor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Tabor popularity over time - girls
87 total births recorded since 1991 (Tabor as girls' name)
Tabor by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (211 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Tabor's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Tabor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
211 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 211 births (29% of all-time use).
How Tabor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tabor's total volume
Tabor by state
Where Tabor concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
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What to do with Tabor's data
- Tabor's decade-level peak was the 2000s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oregon records the most Tabors (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oregon 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 Tabor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Tabor 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.