The first name Tabatha
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Variant of Tabitha.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Tabatha last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2003, with 23 births (#1,026).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tabatha with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Tabatha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 11 girls born in the United States were named Tabatha, the 9,394th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1983, when 837 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Tabatha mean?
- Variant of Tabitha.
- What is the origin of the name Tabatha?
- Variant of Tabitha.
- How popular is the name Tabatha?
- In 2023, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Tabatha, ranking 4,709th. Its peak was 2003, with 23 births.
- Is Tabatha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 19,409 US babies named Tabatha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Tabatha most popular?
- 1983 in the United States, when 837 babies were named Tabatha, its highest rank at 282nd.