Tabitha

Tabitha was the #1,299 girls' name in the US in 2025 (171 babies), and #306 in England & Wales and #1,668 in Canada.

Tabitha as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Tabitha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandIrelandUSCanada
Tabitha as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,299 (171)#306 (143)#474 (6)#397 (3)#885 (3)#1,668 (14)
2024#1,505 (144)#279 (163)#638 (4)#407 (3)—#1,541 (15)
2023#1,493 (145)#319 (138)#439 (7)—#727 (4)#1,419 (16)
2022#1,468 (150)#293 (154)#418 (7)——#1,854 (11)
2021#1,343 (165)#244 (204)#558 (5)#446 (3)#764 (4)#2,616 (7)
2020#1,334 (165)#248 (188)#293 (12)#281 (5)—#1,490 (15)
2019#1,180 (199)#208 (237)#493 (6)#336 (4)#871 (3)#1,471 (16)
2018#1,085 (232)#204 (255)#502 (6)#361 (4)—#2,151 (9)
2017#1,036 (249)#212 (243)#369 (9)#355 (4)#873 (3)#1,784 (12)
2016#930 (295)#211 (249)#336 (11)#353 (4)#750 (4)#1,280 (19)
2015#941 (288)#196 (274)#318 (12)#426 (3)#751 (4)#1,080 (23)
2014#911 (297)#191 (278)#323 (12)#314 (5)#752 (4)#1,530 (15)
2013#752 (360)#191 (278)#367 (10)#440 (3)—#1,057 (24)
2012#770 (358)#181 (283)#580 (5)—#907 (3)#931 (28)
2011#672 (420)#177 (291)#394 (9)#444 (3)#695 (5)#1,244 (19)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1978 at #126.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,400 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,400uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Tabitha is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 10,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,600 to 1 in 12,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Tabitha by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,575CAUtah: #704UTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #640MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,057NCSouth Carolina: #773SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,615TXFlorida: #1,170FL
Tabitha (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Tabitha (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TabithaCanadaGirls#1,66814
TabithaEngland & WalesGirls#306143
TabithaIrelandGirls#8853
TabithaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
TabithaScotlandGirls#4746
TabithaUSGirls#1,299171
TabithaUSBoys—too few