Given name
Tabetha
“doe”·“resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
In English use, Tabetha has a related form in 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
In English use, Tabetha has a related form in 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
In English use, Tabetha has a related form in 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 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tabetha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,917
- 0 boys · 3,917 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 204 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 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 204 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,131 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.
Tabetha’s family of names
In English usage, Tabetha has a diminutive in Tabby. In English usage, Tabetha has a related form in Tabitha.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tabetha
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Tabetha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
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“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
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Tabatha
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
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Tabithia
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
>99% girls
Tabathe
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
>99% girls
Tabathia
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
>99% girls
Tabiatha
“doe” · “resembling a gazelle; known for beauty and grace”
>99% girls
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>99% girls