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Tabby

/ˈtæbi/ · 97% girls · last recorded 1976

Tabby has been given to about 167 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtæbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 153
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tabby per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1971 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time167

How popular is Tabby?

Its best year was 1971, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 3489th. The typical living American called Tabby is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Tabby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Abby0.82
  2. Baby0.78
  3. Tammy0.72
  4. Darby0.70
  5. Toby0.63
  6. Tawny0.64
  7. Tracy0.60
  8. Tami0.57

Middle names for Tabby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tabby Eve0.80
  2. Tabby Elizabeth0.78
  3. Tabby Josephine0.78
  4. Tabby Anne0.78
  5. Tabby Rose0.77
  6. Tabby Louise0.77

Sibling names for Tabby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Scottbrother · 0.56
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.55
  3. Pennysister · 0.53
  4. Jeffreybrother · 0.53
  5. Kimberlysister · 0.52
  6. Robinsister · 0.51

Where Tabby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tabby Anderson0.74
    2. Tabby White0.72
    3. Tabby Reyes0.72
    4. Tabby Nguyen0.72
    5. Tabby Moore0.72
    6. Tabby Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tabby

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.