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Tabatha

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
3
Peak era
1980s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a respelling of Tabitha, a biblical Aramaic name meaning gazelle, from Acts 9:36; popularized by the TV show Bewitched

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tabatha peaked in the 1980s.

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Popularity in Brazil

768 people · the #9,932 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 250,000 · median age 25

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Tabatha living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 32 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Tabatha

Most people given the name Tabatha in the United States were born between 1970 and 1989. The Tabatha you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Tabatha

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The Tabatha deep dive

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