Recorded 1982–2014 Girls' name Peak 2000 491 births

Tabytha — girls' name

491 babies named Tabytha in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s781990s2012000s1652010s47
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tabytha was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

31 babies were named Tabytha in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tabytha

The Social Security Administration has registered 491 babies named Tabytha between 1982 and 2014, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tabytha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tabytha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tabytha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tabytha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tabytha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 491 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tabytha at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

491

Since 1982

33 years of records

Peak year

2000

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1982

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2014

Tabytha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1982

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2000)
31
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
010203040 201420102006200219981994199019861982 5

Tabytha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
201 births that decade — 41% of Tabytha's all-time total
1980s781990s2012000s1652010s47

Tabytha by state

Where Tabytha concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Tabytha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.0%
#2 Texas
9 1.8%
#3 Ohio
5 1.0%
#4 Virginia
5 1.0%
California share of Tabytha's total US births 2.0%
Even split

10 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tabytha?
491 babies have been named Tabytha since 1982. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2000 with 31 births.
When was Tabytha most popular?
Tabytha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Tabytha most popular?
The top states for the name Tabytha are California (10 births), Texas (9 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Tabytha been used?
Tabytha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 33 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Tabytha?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.