Given name · also African
Tabia
“one who makes incantations”·“a talented woman”
Tabia is used as a given name. Interpretations include “one who makes incantations” and “a talented woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who makes incantations” and “a talented woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with African and Egyptian naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tabia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 171
- 0 boys · 171 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 16 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 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 229 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.
Tabia’s family of names
Tabia has a related form in Tabea. Tabia has a related form in Tabeah. Tabia has a related form in Tabiah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Tabia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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