Tabassum

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Tabassum: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Tabassum: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,107 in 2001, and it stood at #4,192 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1107highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2350
1997	#1543
1998	#1319
1999	#1970
2000	#1688
2001	#1107
2002	#2301
2003	#1843
2004	#2802
2005	#1796
2006	#2320
2007	#3218
2008	#2022
2009	#3422
2011	#4764
2012	#2717
2013	#5742
2014	#5691
2016	#4763
2017	#4763
2018	#3985
2019	#4001
2023	#5687
2024	#4192

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 24 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1107 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Tabassum by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Tabassum in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	39	4 of 10	10
2000sbusiest	96	10 of 10	10
2010s	37	8 of 10	5
2020s	8	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 10 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Tabassum appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1107 in England and Wales in 2001.

Tabassum's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4192	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4001	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3985	5	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#5691	3	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#5742	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2717	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3422	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2022	12	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3218	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#2320	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1796	12	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#2802	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1843	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2301	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1107	18	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1688	10	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1970	8	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1319	14	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1543	11	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#2350	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,107, first reached in 2001.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2001.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
14 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,192position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
18births registered in its largest year, 2001Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Elan · #1107, 29y
Sairah · #1107, 28y
Tiger · #1107, 28y
Bisma · #1106, 28y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Elan · #1107, 29y
Sairah · #1107, 28y
Tiger · #1107, 28y
Bisma · #1106, 28y

Tabassum and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Tabassum without appearing here.

Tabassum moved ahead of

Ellinor Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4764 and #3185 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #2717 and #5876.
Cheryl Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5687 and #5687 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #5891.
Debra Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5691 and #4684 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #5891.
Donna Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5687 and #5687 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #5891.

Moved ahead of Tabassum

Francis Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4001 and #4686 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #5687 and #1863.
Luca Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2717 and #3285 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #5742 and #2649.
Meabh Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2717 and #5876 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #5742 and #2887.
Linnea Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2717 and #4171 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #5742 and #3536.

Moved the opposite way to Tabassum

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tabassum went from #2350 to #4192 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tabassum went from #2350 to #4192 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tabassum went from #2350 to #4192 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tabassum went from #2350 to #4192 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Tabassum

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tabassum went from #2350 to #4192 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tabassum went from #2350 to #4192 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tabassum went from #2350 to #4192 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Tabassum went from #2350 to #4192 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1107 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Tabassum

Tabassum at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Tabassum by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Tabassum appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Tabassum and the names beside it

Tabassum moved ahead of

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Tabassum at a glance

Tabassum by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Tabassum appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Tabassum and the names beside it

Tabassum moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Tabassum

Moved the opposite way to Tabassum

Moved the same way as Tabassum