Taber
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAY-ber
- Origin
- English
Taber is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “drummer”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Taber mean?
English: English surname from Middle English tabour 'drum'
“drummer”
From an English occupational surname for a drummer, from Old French tabour.
Is Taber a girl's or a boy's name?
Taber is a boys' name.
How popular is Taber in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Taber in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Taber in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,934 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
Names like Taber
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Taber
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Taber: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/taber, updated 20 October 2026.