Tabatha
A respelling of Tabitha, an Aramaic name meaning "gazelle." In the Acts of the Apostles it belongs to a woman raised from the dead by Peter.
Tabatha in 2025
Tabatha was given to 11 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 15,961st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 301,395 babies born.
The history of Tabatha
Tabatha reached its highest point in 1983, when 837 babies were given the name, ranking 537th that year.
Across the 61 years of records since 1965, 19,409 babies have been named Tabatha. Half of them were born before 1982, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Tabatha by decade
| Decade | Babies named Tabatha | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,445 | 605 |
| 1970s | 5,273 | 639 |
| 1980s | 7,289 | 537 |
| 1990s | 3,199 | 799 |
| 2000s | 879 | 1,984 |
| 2010s | 263 | 5,615 |
| 2020s | 61 | 12,367 |
Where Tabatha is heading
Tabatha has fallen 59% over the past decade, from 27 babies in 2015 to 11 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1983 peak — Tabatha is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Tabatha
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Tabatha.