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Tabitha Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Tabitha?

The uncommon name Tabitha was the 1,096th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

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

Position 126, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1978 with 2,309 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Tabitha in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1946.

Approximately during the years 1948-1951, 1955-1960, 1962-1970, and 1973-1978, the name Tabitha took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1984-1987, 1988-1991, 1992-2002, and 2008-2012.

Sometimes the name Tabitha has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Tabitha popularity headed?

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

The popularity trend for Tabitha has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Tabitha has dropped.

The name Tabitha is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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   Tabitha (Girl)Tabitha (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 226 1,096 < 5 --
2017 244 1,051 < 5 --
2016 292 935 < 5 --
2015 287 947 < 5 --
2014 297 913 < 5 --
2013 357 761 < 5 --
2012 357 771 < 5 --
2011 418 675 < 5 --
2010 464 632 < 5 --
2009 461 643 < 5 --
2008 531 581 < 5 --
2007 551 556 < 5 --
2006 572 529 < 5 --
2005 630 485 < 5 --
2004 689 443 < 5 --
2003 755 401 < 5 --
2002 754 391 < 5 --
2001 902 341 < 5 --
2000 992 319 < 5 --
1999 1,060 291 < 5 --
1998 1,110 281 < 5 --
1997 1,217 244 < 5 --
1996 1,228 231 < 5 --
1995 1,290 220 < 5 --
1994 1,391 211 < 5 --
1993 1,445 203 5 9,971
1992 1,607 189 < 5 --
1991 1,573 190 < 5 --
1990 1,766 164 < 5 --
1989 1,852 156 6 7,792
1988 1,850 154 5 8,350
1987 1,809 151 9 4,907
1986 2,009 139 10 4,414
1985 2,153 135 12 3,774
1984 2,106 142 5 7,198
1983 2,156 137 15 3,051
1982 1,936 152 6 6,301
1981 1,918 147 5 7,157
1980 1,788 156 9 4,456
1979 1,818 155 11 3,785
1978 2,309 126 15 2,913
1977 1,376 195 9 4,123
1976 1,003 236 < 5 --
1975 912 264 9 3,917
1974 887 283 5 5,913
1973 815 291 < 5 --
1972 830 297 < 5 --
1971 947 295 < 5 --
1970 1,049 279 10 3,257
1969 944 297 < 5 --
1968 549 391 < 5 --
1967 444 451 < 5 --
1966 327 524 < 5 --
1965 34 2,027 < 5 --
1964 22 2,738 < 5 --
1963 21 2,770 < 5 --
1962 13 3,760 < 5 --
1961 28 2,293 < 5 --
1960 28 2,236 < 5 --
1959 24 2,390 < 5 --
1958 15 3,213 < 5 --
1957 15 3,138 < 5 --
1956 18 2,807 < 5 --
1955 14 3,209 < 5 --
1954 12 3,473 < 5 --
1953 11 3,655 < 5 --
1952 10 3,770 < 5 --
1951 19 2,381 < 5 --
1950 12 3,216 < 5 --
1949 15 2,713 < 5 --
1948 9 3,850 < 5 --
1947 8 4,313 < 5 --
1946 < 5 -- < 5 --
1945 5 5,169 < 5 --
1944 8 3,654 < 5 --
1943 8 3,774 < 5 --
1942 13 2,648 < 5 --
1941 < 5 -- < 5 --
1940 8 3,478 < 5 --
1939 7 3,743 < 5 --
1938 11 2,712 < 5 --
1937 9 3,124 < 5 --
1936 8 3,344 < 5 --
1935 7 3,711 < 5 --
1934 5 4,889 < 5 --
1933 9 3,092 < 5 --
1932 5 5,011 < 5 --
1931 5 4,895 < 5 --
1930 < 5 -- < 5 --
1929 7 4,009 < 5 --
1928 < 5 -- < 5 --
1927 5 5,522 < 5 --
1926 9 3,527 < 5 --
1925 5 5,686 < 5 --
1924 10 3,355 < 5 --
1923 13 2,716 < 5 --
1922 13 2,756 < 5 --
1921 12 2,916 < 5 --
1920 9 3,563 < 5 --
1919 15 2,373 < 5 --
1918 11 3,000 < 5 --
1917 8 3,673 < 5 --
1916 14 2,354 < 5 --
1915 12 2,512 < 5 --
1914 5 4,128 < 5 --
1913 9 2,312 < 5 --
1912 8 2,333 < 5 --
1911 8 1,940 < 5 --
1910 5 2,747 < 5 --
1909 9 1,590 < 5 --
1908 10 1,429 < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
1905 8 1,521 < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 5 2,056 < 5 --
1902 7 1,574 < 5 --
1901 5 1,917 < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 5 1,811 < 5 --
1898 7 1,489 < 5 --
1897 9 1,155 < 5 --
1896 7 1,402 < 5 --
1895 5 1,784 < 5 --
1894 7 1,339 < 5 --
1893 13 861 < 5 --
1892 6 1,432 < 5 --
1891 9 997 < 5 --
1890 5 1,511 < 5 --
1889 10 897 < 5 --
1888 6 1,260 < 5 --
1887 9 850 < 5 --
1886 6 1,093 < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- < 5 --
1883 5 1,039 < 5 --
1882 6 890 < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 8 672 < 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.