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    The first name Tabitha

    A girl’s name from Aramaic meaning “doe”, “roe”, “gazelle”.

    Pronounced /ˈtæbɪθə/ 3 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Aramaic origin

    Tabitha means “doe”, “roe”, “gazelle” in Aramaic.

    From Aramaic טביתא (Ṭabītā’, “doe, roe, gazelle”), translated as Dorcas in the Bible.

    More names that mean deer.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 143 girls were named Tabitha, making it the 306th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 291 births (#177).

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    6,605
    babies named Tabitha, 1996–2025
    #306
    rank in 2025
    2011
    peak year

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

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Tabitha at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 171 girls born in the United States were named Tabitha, the 1,308th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1978, when 2,309 were.

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    59,346
    babies named Tabitha since 1880
    #1,308
    rank in 2025
    1978
    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.

    Tabitha in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Tabita
    Esperanto
    Tabea
    German, also Tabita
    Ταβιθά
    Tavithá
    Greek
    צְבִיָּה
    Tzvíya
    Hebrew

    Spelled Tabitha in French too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Tabitha

    • Tabby

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Tabitha

    6 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tabitha St. Germain
      Canadian actress, born 1964
    • Tabitha King
      American writer (born 1949)
    • Tabitha Babbitt
      American tool maker, 1779–1853
    • Tabitha Stoecker
      British skeleton racer (born 2000)
    • Tabitha Peterson
      American female curler, born 1989
    • Tabitha Lupien
      Canadian actress, born 1988

    Questions

    What does the name Tabitha mean?
    Tabitha means “doe”, “roe”, “gazelle” in Aramaic.
    What is the origin of the name Tabitha?
    From Aramaic טביתא (Ṭabītā’, “doe, roe, gazelle”), translated as Dorcas in the Bible.
    How popular is the name Tabitha?
    In 2025, 143 girls born in England and Wales were named Tabitha, ranking 306th. Its peak was 2011, with 291 births.
    What are nicknames for Tabitha?
    Common nicknames for Tabitha include Tabby.
    Is Tabitha a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 59,346 US babies named Tabitha since 1880 were girls.
    When was Tabitha most popular?
    1978 in the United States, when 2,309 babies were named Tabitha, its highest rank at 126th.
    How do you pronounce Tabitha?
    Tabitha is /ˈtæbɪθə/, 3 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Tabitha?
    Tabetha.