Tabias
Masculine · “the Lord is good”
Tabias is Tobias with an a in the first syllable, a light syllable where the two vowels sound nearly alike. Tobias is the young hero of the Book of Tobit, who travels with the archangel Raphael, and the name has been used in English since the Middle Ages.
How old is the name Tabias?
Tabias first appears in US birth records in 1980 — 45 years ago. The typical Tabias alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 500 people named Tabias are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Tabias most popular?
Tabias peaked in 2018, reaching #3106 nationally. See the whole 2018 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Hebrew Toviyyah to Tabias
The story of Tabias
The story of Tobias and the angel was a favorite subject of Renaissance painters, and the name came into English with it, with Toby growing up beside it as a short form. Tabias writes the first vowel with an a, and it has no history of its own apart from Tobias.
Meaning
the Lord is good, as Tobias
The meaning belongs to Tobias, the Greek form of Hebrew Toviyyah, 'the Lord is good'. Tabias adds no meaning of its own.
How the name formed
- Hebrew Toviyyah
- Greek Tobias
- Tobias
- Tabias
Pronouncing Tabias
tuh-BY-us
Usually said like Tobias; the first vowel is light in either spelling. Some read it TAB-ee-us from the letters.
Nicknames for Tabias
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1980
- Most boys named
- 201837 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3106reached in 2018
- Change vs 2023
- −64.7%6 in 2024, from 17
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Tabias in other languages
Tabiass among us
people named Tabias are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Tabias sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Said like Tobias, a name with a long biblical history.
- Toby is ready as a short form.
- The stress on the middle syllable gives it a rhythm unlike most short names.
- Most people will write Tobias; expect to spell out the a.
- Read cold, it can come out TAB-ee-us, so it will sometimes need saying twice.
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Frequently asked
- How many Tabiass are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Tabias are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Tabias in 2025?
- Tabias is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Tabias with classmates?
- Tabias will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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