Tabitha
Tabitha is an English feminine given name, originating with Tabitha (Dorcas), mentioned in the New Testament Acts 9:36.
- English
- Biblical
- Biblical Greek
Meaning & Origin of Tabitha
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
- Biblical
- Biblical Greek
The Story of Tabitha
The earliest SSA record of Tabitha as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 8 babies received it. 1978 was its biggest year on record, with 2,310 newborns named Tabitha — #126 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Tabitha on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tabitha ranks #1,567 for baby girls with 135 births, falling sharply (-30%). All told, over 59K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Tabitha
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tabitha. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Tabitha
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About the name Tabitha
Tabitha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 59K births in the dataset. Tabitha's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #126. Use the chart and map above to compare Tabitha'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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