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Tab Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Tab?

Less than 5 babies were given the name Tab in the United States in 2018.

Tab, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 697, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1957 with 120 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Tab was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1952-1957, the name Tab took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1957-1961, and 1965-1968 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Tab popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Tab has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Tab lately has dropped.

The name Tab is mostly unused and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Tab has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Tab (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 --
2017 < 5 --
2016 < 5 --
2015 5 13,767
2014 < 5 --
2013 7 10,577
2012 < 5 --
2011 < 5 --
2010 < 5 --
2009 < 5 --
2008 < 5 --
2007 < 5 --
2006 < 5 --
2005 < 5 --
2004 < 5 --
2003 < 5 --
2002 < 5 --
2001 < 5 --
2000 < 5 --
1999 < 5 --
1998 < 5 --
1997 < 5 --
1996 7 7,865
1995 7 7,696
1994 < 5 --
1993 6 8,574
1992 < 5 --
1991 13 4,446
1990 8 6,329
1989 9 5,540
1988 11 4,417
1987 11 4,200
1986 9 4,790
1985 6 6,435
1984 8 4,901
1983 6 6,127
1982 9 4,545
1981 5 7,156
1980 12 3,589
1979 11 3,784
1978 8 4,510
1977 9 4,122
1976 6 5,516
1975 9 3,916
1974 9 3,805
1973 8 4,020
1972 18 2,233
1971 18 2,271
1970 30 1,576
1969 22 1,800
1968 21 1,774
1967 38 1,230
1966 43 1,147
1965 47 1,091
1964 42 1,197
1963 50 1,089
1962 45 1,168
1961 51 1,105
1960 67 925
1959 88 816
1958 81 838
1957 120 697
1956 69 904
1955 43 1,152
1954 13 2,307
1953 6 3,762
1952 < 5 --
1951 < 5 --
1950 < 5 --
1949 < 5 --
1948 < 5 --
1947 < 5 --
1946 < 5 --
1945 < 5 --
1944 < 5 --
1943 < 5 --
1942 < 5 --
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 < 5 --
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 < 5 --
1935 < 5 --
1934 < 5 --
1933 < 5 --
1932 < 5 --
1931 < 5 --
1930 < 5 --
1929 < 5 --
1928 < 5 --
1927 < 5 --
1926 < 5 --
1925 < 5 --
1924 < 5 --
1923 < 5 --
1922 < 5 --
1921 < 5 --
1920 < 5 --
1919 < 5 --
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 < 5 --
1915 < 5 --
1914 < 5 --
1913 < 5 --
1912 < 5 --
1911 < 5 --
1910 < 5 --
1909 < 5 --
1908 < 5 --
1907 < 5 --
1906 < 5 --
1905 < 5 --
1904 < 5 --
1903 < 5 --
1902 < 5 --
1901 < 5 --
1900 < 5 --
1899 < 5 --
1898 < 5 --
1897 < 5 --
1896 < 5 --
1895 < 5 --
1894 < 5 --
1893 < 5 --
1892 < 5 --
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 < 5 --
1888 < 5 --
1887 < 5 --
1886 < 5 --
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 < 5 --
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.