How Many People Are Named Tabatha?
An estimated 17,973 people in the United States have the first name Tabatha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Tabatha peaked in popularity in 1983 with 837 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tabatha 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 Tabatha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,973
About 1 in 19,071 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1983
837 births
Total Registered
19,398
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tabatha
Tabatha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,398 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tabatha as a female name
Ranked #9,458 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (837 births)
Tabatha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tabatha span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 7,289 babies were registered. Tabatha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tabatha by Decade
How has Tabatha 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.
Tabatha by State
Birth registrations for Tabatha span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Utah, North Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 386 Tabathas were registered per state.
Tabatha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tabatha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tabatha
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Tabatha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tabatha?
We estimate approximately 17,973 people named Tabatha 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 19,071 Americans share this first name.
Is Tabatha a common name?
Tabatha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,398 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tabatha most popular?
Tabatha reached peak popularity in 1983, when 837 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tabatha is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tabatha a female name?
Tabatha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tabatha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tabatha Smith, Tabatha Johnson, Tabatha 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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