Tabitha is a distinctive choice, ranked #306 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Tabitha in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#306
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About the Name Tabitha
Tabitha is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 31 places over five years. Its high point was #177 in 2011, and it now sits at #279. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Tabitha is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Tabitha in their class.
โญ Famous People Named Tabitha
Tabitha Love โ Tabi Love is a Canadian volleyball player.
Tabitha Siwale โ Tabitha Siwale was an educator and politician in Tanzania.
Tabitha Chawinga โ Tabitha Chaลตinga is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premiรจre Ligue club Lyon and the Malawi national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Tabitha
Unlikely. With around 143 UK babies named Tabitha per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Tabitha in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Tabitha has been fairly steady, ranked #306 in 2025 against #248 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #177 in 2011.
Tabitha is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Tabitha include: Tabitha Love and Tabitha Chawinga. Short summaries for each appear below.
Tabitha does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice โ your child is unlikely to encounter American Tabithas in the wild.
143
UK babies named Tabitha (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 58 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Tabitha
Almost certainly the only Tabitha in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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