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The first name Tabetha

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name, variant of Tabitha.

A form of Tabitha.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Tabetha last appeared in the official list in 2018, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2013, with 9 births (#2,649).

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94
babies named Tabetha, 1996–2025
#5,666
rank in 2018
2013
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tabetha with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Tabetha at birth, 1880–2025

In 2016, 6 girls born in the United States were named Tabetha, the 16,023rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1984, when 204 were.

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3,917
babies named Tabetha since 1880
#16,023
rank in 2016
1984
peak year

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.

Nicknames and spellings

Nicknames for Tabetha

  • Tabby

Famous people named Tabetha

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Tabetha S. Boyajian
    American astronomer, born 1980

Questions

How popular is the name Tabetha?
In 2018, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Tabetha, ranking 5,666th. Its peak was 2013, with 9 births.
What are nicknames for Tabetha?
Common nicknames for Tabetha include Tabby.
Is Tabetha a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,917 US babies named Tabetha since 1880 were girls.
When was Tabetha most popular?
1984 in the United States, when 204 babies were named Tabetha, its highest rank at 788th.
What name is Tabetha a form of?
Tabetha is a form of Tabitha.