Given name
Tabea
“one who makes incantations”·“a talented woman”·“doe”
Tabea is a variant of Tabia. Interpretations include “one who makes incantations” and “a talented woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. In German use, Tabea is an affectionate form of Tabitha. Interpretations include “doe” and “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tabea is a variant of Tabia. Interpretations include “one who makes incantations” and “a talented woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. In German use, Tabea is an affectionate form of Tabitha. Interpretations include “doe” and “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tabea is a variant of Tabia. Tabia has been associated with African and Egyptian naming traditions. In German use, Tabea is an affectionate form of Tabitha. An origin associated with Tabitha is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tabea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 122 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tabea’s family of names
Tabea is an affectionate form of Tabitha. Tabea has a related form in Tabia. In German usage, Tabea has a conventional equivalent in the English form Tabitha.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tabea
- Tabea ZimmermannGerman violistborn 1966
- Tabea KemmeGerman footballerborn 1991
- Tabea SellnerGerman association football playerborn 1996
- Tabea SchendekehlGerman rowerborn 1998
- Tabea Blumenscheinperformer (1952-2020)
- Tabea HeynigGerman actressborn 1970
- Tabea AltGerman artistic gymnastborn 2000
- Tabea SchmidSwiss handball playerborn 2003
- Tabea RößnerGerman politicianborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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