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Tabitha

Girl

Meaning of Tabitha: Hebrew: 'gazelle'

Tabitha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 1264th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 279th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1264

171 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#279

163 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

59,346

First recorded 1880 · peak 1978

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 1,924 babies1982: 1,942 babies1983: 2,171 babies1984: 2,111 babies1985: 2,165 babies1986: 2,019 babies1987: 1,818 babies1988: 1,854 babies1989: 1,859 babies1990: 1,765 babies19901991: 1,573 babies1992: 1,606 babies1993: 1,450 babies1994: 1,391 babies1995: 1,290 babies1996: 1,228 babies1997: 1,217 babies1998: 1,110 babies1999: 1,060 babies2000: 992 babies20002001: 902 babies2002: 754 babies2003: 755 babies2004: 689 babies2005: 632 babies2006: 574 babies2007: 551 babies2008: 531 babies2009: 463 babies2010: 465 babies20102011: 420 babies2012: 358 babies2013: 360 babies2014: 297 babies2015: 288 babies2016: 295 babies2017: 249 babies2018: 232 babies2019: 199 babies2020: 165 babies20202021: 165 babies2022: 150 babies2023: 145 babies2024: 144 babies2025: 171 babies
US babies named Tabitha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,171.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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