How Many People Are Named Tab?
An estimated 941 people in the United States have the first name Tab. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Tab peaked in popularity in 1957 with 120 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tab as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tab paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
941
About 1 in 364,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1957
120 births
Total Registered
1,110
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tab
Tab is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,110 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tab as a male name
Ranked #13,796 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 1957 (120 births)
Tab: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tab span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 425 babies were registered. Tab has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tab by Decade
How has Tab tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tab by State
Birth registrations for Tab span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in North Carolina, Minnesota, New York. On average, about 24 Tabs were registered per state.
Tab + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tab as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tab
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tab: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tab?
We estimate approximately 941 people named Tab are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 364,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Tab a common name?
Tab is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,110 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tab most popular?
Tab reached peak popularity in 1957, when 120 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tab is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tab a male name?
Tab is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tab Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tab Smith, Tab Johnson, Tab Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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