Is Tabitha a boy or girl name?
Tabitha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 142 girls and 0 boys were named Tabitha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 59,170 US babies named Tabitha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,519
- Babies named Tabitha since 1880
- 59,170
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 2,325 babies
Boys and girls named Tabitha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 83 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 66 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 74 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 150 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,409 | 100% |
| 1970s | 59 | 11,948 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 82 | 19,578 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 5 | 13,685 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,843 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,161 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 765 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,519 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,504 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,472 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,351 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,341 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,184 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,089 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,041 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 295 | #932 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 288 | #943 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 297 | #914 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 360 | #753 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 358 | #771 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 420 | #672 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 465 | #632 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 463 | #643 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 531 | #583 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 551 | #556 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 574 | #528 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 632 | #485 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 689 | #443 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 755 | #401 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 754 | #391 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 902 | #341 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 992 | #319 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,060 | #291 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,110 | #281 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,217 | #244 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,228 | #231 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,290 | #220 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,391 | #212 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,973 | 1,445 | #203 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,606 | #189 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,573 | #190 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,765 | #164 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,794 | 1,853 | #156 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,356 | 1,849 | #154 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,911 | 1,809 | #151 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,421 | 2,009 | #140 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,774 | 2,153 | #135 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,203 | 2,106 | #141 |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,055 | 2,156 | #137 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,305 | 1,936 | #152 |
| 1981 | 5 | #7,156 | 1,919 | #147 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,460 | 1,788 | #155 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,787 | 1,818 | #155 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,913 | 2,310 | #126 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,125 | 1,376 | #195 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #236 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,916 | 912 | #264 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,911 | 887 | #283 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 815 | #291 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 830 | #297 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 948 | #295 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,256 | 1,049 | #279 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 944 | #297 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 549 | #391 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 444 | #450 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 327 | #524 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,027 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,739 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,851 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,762 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,295 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,238 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,389 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,216 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,137 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,807 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,208 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,472 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,660 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,770 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,381 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,215 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,713 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,850 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,311 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,170 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,654 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,775 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,647 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,478 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,744 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,712 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,125 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,345 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,712 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,889 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,091 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,011 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,895 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,008 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,521 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,528 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,686 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,355 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,715 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,756 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,916 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,563 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,373 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,000 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,673 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,354 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,512 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,128 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,312 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,333 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,939 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,747 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,590 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,429 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,521 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,056 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,574 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,917 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,811 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,489 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,155 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,402 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,784 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,339 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 13 | #861 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,432 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 9 | #997 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,511 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 10 | #897 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,260 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 9 | #850 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,093 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,039 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #890 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 8 | #672 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tabitha reached #2,913 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #126 in 1978. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tabitha
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.