Tabatha
Tabitha is an English feminine given name, originating with Tabitha (Dorcas), mentioned in the New Testament Acts 9:36.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tabatha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tabitha is an English feminine given name, originating with Tabitha (Dorcas), mentioned in the New Testament Acts 9:36.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tabatha
The earliest SSA record of Tabatha as a baby girl name dates back to 1965, when 5 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 837 newborns named Tabatha — #282 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Tabatha on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tabatha ranks #8,273 for baby girls with 12 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 19K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Tabatha
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About the name Tabatha
Tabatha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Tabatha's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #282. Use the chart and map above to compare Tabatha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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