Tab

TAB /ˈtæb/
boy 1 syllable fading

Tab is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Tab is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2015. Tab was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 1957 (120 births).

About the name Tab

PronunciationTAB /ˈtæb/
CultureEnglish
120peak births 1957
1953first in SSA data

Names similar to Tab

How popular is Tab?

Boys named Tab
19531960197019801990200020102015
Boys named Tab per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1953–2015 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2015) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Tab total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201555#13,797
201377#10,591
19967—#7,866
19957—#7,700
19936—#8,574
199113—#4,449
19908—#6,336
19899—#5,540
198811—#4,419
198711—#4,203
19869—#4,797
19856—#6,437
19848—#4,906
19836—#6,129
19829—#4,544
19815—#7,155
198012—#3,589
197911—#3,786
19788—#4,514
19779—#4,123
19766—#5,518
19759—#3,913
19749—#3,805
19738—#4,018
197218—#2,233
197118—#2,272
197030—#1,575
196921—#1,854
196821—#1,778
196738—#1,230
196643—#1,146
196547—#1,089
196442—#1,197
196350—#1,089
196245—#1,166
196151—#1,104
196067—#925
195989—#812
195880—#846
1957120—#698
195669—#905
195543—#1,152
195413—#2,307
19536—#3,762