Tabita
Barbara Tabita is an Italian actress, comedian, and playwright.
Meaning & Origin of Tabita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Barbara Tabita is an Italian actress, comedian, and playwright.
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The Story of Tabita
Tabita first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1962, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 14 Tabitas were born — ranking #4,652 that year. As of 2026, Tabita ranks #15,678 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 246 Tabitas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Tabita
Tabita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 246 births in the dataset. Tabita's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #4,652. Use the chart and map above to compare Tabita'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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