How Many People Are Named Tabetha?
An estimated 3,654 people in the United States have the first name Tabetha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Tabetha peaked in popularity in 1984 with 204 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tabetha 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 Tabetha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,654
About 1 in 93,803 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1984
204 births
Total Registered
3,917
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tabetha
Tabetha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,917 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tabetha as a female name
Ranked #16,018 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1984 (204 births)
Tabetha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tabetha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,572 babies were registered. Tabetha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tabetha by Decade
How has Tabetha 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.
Tabetha by State
Birth registrations for Tabetha span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Massachusetts. On average, about 59 Tabethas were registered per state.
Tabetha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tabetha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tabetha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tabetha?
We estimate approximately 3,654 people named Tabetha 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 93,803 Americans share this first name.
Is Tabetha a common name?
Tabetha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,917 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tabetha most popular?
Tabetha reached peak popularity in 1984, when 204 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tabetha is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tabetha a female name?
Tabetha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tabetha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tabetha Smith, Tabetha Johnson, Tabetha 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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