Girls' name · since 1982
Tabytha
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.
- #11,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 491
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tabytha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 491 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabytha has been recorded 491 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2014.
- #11,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 491 born since 1982
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tabytha ranks #11,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 491 born since 1982, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 491
- born since 1982
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tabytha's 491 recorded births place it above 83.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tabytha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tabytha splits its recorded history at 1999: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tabytha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2014
- Peak year (2000)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Tabytha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (201 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Tabytha's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Tabytha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
201 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 201 births (41% of all-time use).
Tabytha by state
Where Tabytha concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| 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% |
10 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Tabytha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tabythas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tabytha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1982–2014 (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 Tabytha 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.