Meaning of the nameTabita
- Female
- Aramaic origin
- Ta-bi-ta
- Biblical name
Tabita is a female name of Aramaic origin, the Portuguese form of Tabitha, meaning 'gazelle'.
- People (2022)
- 2,546
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,371
- Median age
- 20 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,208
- people
Tabita in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tabita, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (629 people).
2,531 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Tabita is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tabita in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Pará 0.003%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 454 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 261 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 192 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 166 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 160 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 146 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 144 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 128 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 109 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 102 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 99 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 82 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 73 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 69 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 52 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 42 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 37 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 37 | 0.005% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 36 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 25 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 17 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 16 | 0.000% |
| Amapá | 16 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Tabita
Tabita comes from Aramaic ṭabītā, 'gazelle', according to Wiktionary, and Behind the Name gives the same meaning for Tabitha. It is the name of a woman in the New Testament, in Acts 9:36, and the Greek translation is Dorcas. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,546 people named Tabita, with a median age of 20. The name is almost always female, and the most common decade of birth is the 2000s. Proportionally, it is most common in Amazonas.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Tabita · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Tabitha · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Tabita
What does the name Tabita mean?
Tabita means “gazelle”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Tabita in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,546 people with the first name Tabita, which ranks it number 4,371 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Tabita a boy's or a girl's name?
Tabita is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,531 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Tabita?
Tabita is a name of Aramaic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Tabita most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Tabita (166 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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