Tabitha
Means “doe, roe, gazelle”*
Girl’s name · /ˈtæbɪθə/
What Tabitha means
Means “doe, roe, gazelle”
From Aramaic טביתא (Ṭabītā’, “doe, roe, gazelle”), translated as Dorcas in the Bible.
Source: Wiktionary, “Tabitha” (revision 94581247), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.
How popular is Tabitha?
▲ 206 vs 2024
▼ 27 vs 2024
▲ 164 vs 2024
US: Falling: down from #941 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #196 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 1978, when 2,309 girls got the name (#126 that year). First in the US records in 1880.
How common
- About 1 in 9,399 baby girls in the US in 2025
- About 1 in 1,771 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
- About 1 in 2,982 baby girls in Scotland in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in IA (0.42 per 1,000 girls), MO (0.33 per 1,000 girls), UT (0.29 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.
US vs UK
Tabitha is #1299 in the US and #306 in England & Wales (2025).
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #1299 | 171 | 1 in 9,399 | #941 |
| England & Wales | #306 | 143 | 1 in 1,771 | #196 |
| Scotland | #474 | 6 | 1 in 2,982 | #318 |
Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Tabitha were girls.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 171 | 0 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 143 | 0 |
| US all years since 1880 | 59,200 | 146 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 6,605 | 0 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
How to say it
Wiktionary only lists the US pronunciation so far.
IPA from Wiktionary.
Other spellings parents chose in 2025
- Tabatha11 US
Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.
If you like Tabitha
Girls
- Elizabeth#17“my God is an oath”*
- Sarah#90“masters, princes”*
- Rebecca#349“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”*
- Rachel#250“ewe”*
- Rebekah#884“enchantingly beautiful, captivating, snare”*
- Mary#125Same root as Miriam, possibly meaning “bitter”*
For a brother
- Matthew#32“gift of the Lord”*
- Joseph#29“(God) shall add”*
- Michael#21“who is like God?”*
- Daniel#22“God is my judge”*
- David#35“beloved”*
- Timothy#203“to honour + god”*
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Bible, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Tabitha’s. Rank is US 2025.
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