Is Tabatha a boy or girl name?
Tabatha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 0 boys were named Tabatha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 19,398 US babies named Tabatha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,458
- Babies named Tabatha since 1965
- 19,398
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 837 babies
Boys and girls named Tabatha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 2,445 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 5,273 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 7,289 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,199 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 879 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 263 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,458 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,531 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,253 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,894 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,401 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,744 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,776 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,561 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,111 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,778 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,326 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,040 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,233 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,251 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,402 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,260 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,284 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,458 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,406 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,040 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,912 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,790 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,669 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,138 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,076 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,124 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 202 | #970 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 224 | #884 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 262 | #772 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 325 | #659 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 338 | #661 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 379 | #600 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 497 | #487 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 614 | #416 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 581 | #427 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 693 | #357 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 653 | #363 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 713 | #338 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 828 | #297 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 832 | #290 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 837 | #282 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 799 | #306 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 642 | #365 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 711 | #340 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 582 | #381 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 512 | #403 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 544 | #386 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 618 | #346 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 491 | #411 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 438 | #443 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 468 | #420 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 492 | #403 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 543 | #398 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 585 | #401 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 657 | #355 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 702 | #328 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 581 | #378 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 500 | #418 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,403 |
Highest rank
Tabatha has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #282 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tabatha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.