Tabatha

My mother and father gave me the name Tabatha in its more popular year, 1983. The name Tabatha won their hearts after a bible study reveal in Acts chapter 9 where a disciple named Dorcas or “Tabatha” was brought back to life after prayer from the apostle Peter. Tabatha the apostle, was a very beloved woman in the Bible and so, my parents found it fitting because I was their first beloved child. It was also somewhat popular at the time because of the t.v. show, Bewitched, in which, Tabatha was the daughter of witch Samantha. The spellings may vary from Tabitha to Tabatha.

The rare name Tabatha was the 5,242nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2015. Tabatha, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings. Position 282, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1983 with 837 occurrences. The least number of children given the name Tabatha was less than 5, most recently in 1964. Approximately during the years 1964-1968, 1973-1976, and 1977-1980, the name Tabatha took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1991-2001, 2002-2007, and 2008-2014 were years of successive downward movement. Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year. The name Tabatha is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity. Relative to what it once was, Tabatha has fallen out of favor as a given name.

The name Tabatha was given to 38 baby girls born in the US in 2012.