Tabitha

/ TAB-i-thuh /
girlvintageclassicbiblical

“gazelle, graceful deer” — Aramaic

—2024 rank
1978peak year
58,721babies named Tabitha since 1880
▼ 29%5-year trend

Tabitha popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 197818801920196020002024

What does Tabitha mean?

From Aramaic tavyetha meaning 'gazelle', the Aramaic equivalent of Greek Dorcas. A New Testament name revived by the Puritans and the 1960s sitcom Bewitched.

OriginAramaic
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

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