Tabitha is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “doe, roe, gazelle.” In 2024 it was given to 142 girls in the United States.
Tabitha belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “doe, roe, gazelle” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Tabitha first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #126 in 1978, and in 2024 142 babies received the name — 59,024 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Tabitha means “doe, roe, gazelle” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Tabitha is a girl name. In 2024, 142 babies received the name in the US.
Tabitha comes from the Greek tradition.
Tabitha first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #126 in 1978, and 142 babies were given the name in 2024.
Tabitha is pronounced /ˈtæbɪθə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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