Tabitha Girl
How popular is Tabitha?
#1,299 girl name in 2025
171 baby girls were named Tabitha in the US in 2025, making it the 1299th most popular girl name.
57,227living people named Tabitha (est.)
39median age of people named Tabitha
59,346babies named Tabitha since 1880
1 in 19,388US babies born in 2025
Tabitha popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,299 for girls (▲ 206 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 171 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #941 in 2015, #1,334 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1978 (2,309 girls) |
| Highest rank | #126 in 1978 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Tabitha is most popular
Babies named Tabitha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Tabitha by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 50 | #628 |
| 1890s | 73 | #826 |
| 1900s | 44 | #1,357 |
| 1910s | 95 | #1,792 |
| 1920s | 83 | #2,587 |
| 1930s | 66 | #2,578 |
| 1940s | 74 | #2,536 |
| 1950s | 150 | #2,313 |
| 1960s | 2,409 | #297 |
| 1970s | 11,947 | #126 |
| 1980s | 19,578 | #135 |
| 1990s | 13,685 | #164 |
| 2000s | 6,843 | #319 |
| 2010s | 3,163 | #631 |
| 2020s | 940 | #1,299 |
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Questions
- Is Tabitha a boy or girl name?
- Tabitha is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tabitha were girls.
- How popular is the name Tabitha?
- 171 baby girls were named Tabitha in the US in 2025, making it the 1299th most popular girl name.
- When was Tabitha most popular?
- Tabitha peaked in 1978, when 2,309 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #126 in 1978.
- How many people are named Tabitha?
- 59,346 babies have been named Tabitha in the US since 1880. We estimate about 57,227 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 39.
- Where is Tabitha most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tabitha was most common in Missouri, at 0.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.