Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Tabitha
Endangered
Down 92.6% from peak
Peak era
1978
Peak births
2,309
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Tabitha
How many people are named Tabitha?
An estimated 55,910 living Americans are named Tabitha.
How rare is Tabitha?
Tabitha is uncommon among babies today, with 171 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 92.6% from its 1978 peak.
How old is the typical Tabitha?
The median age of a living American named Tabitha is approximately 39 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 46 years old.
Is Tabitha still popular?
No. Tabitha is endangered as a baby name, down 92.6% from its 1978 peak with 171 births in 2025.
Where is Tabitha most common?
Tabitha has its strongest geographic signal in Tennessee, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19782025
Peak year
1978
Decline from peak
92.6%
2025
171
All-time
59,200
Where it lives now
Tabitha is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 3.1× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Tabitha is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.