Other spellings include Tabytha, Tabatha, Tabata, Tabathina and Tabea.[citation needed]
Use in the United States and the United Kingdom
The name was common in 18th century
New England, and of those born between 1718 and 1745, ranked about 31st as most common female given names, about 0.56% of the population.[citation needed] The name gained a resurgence in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was ranked among the 200 most popular names for girls. The character
Tabitha Stephens, a child witch on the 1960s television situation comedy Bewitched, raised the profile of the name.[2]
It was ranked among the 1,000 most popular names for girls born in the United States until 2016 and has since declined in usage. There were 149 American girls born in 2022 who were given the name.[3]
The name has ranked among the 300 most popular name for girls in England and Wales between 1996 and 2020.[4]
People
Tabitha
Dorcas (Greek version of the name), or Tabitha (Aramaic version of the name), Christian woman raised from the dead by Saint Peter
Tabitha Babbitt (1779–1853), American toolmaker and inventor, inventor of the circular saw
Tabitha Brown (1780–1858), American pioneer in the Oregon Territory
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