Tab - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Tab \tab\ is of English origin. Nickname of David. Possibly (Old German) "shining, brilliant" or (Middle English) "drummer". Tab Hunter was a teen idol in the 1950s.

Tab has 3 variant forms: Tabb, Taber and Tabor.

Baby names that sound like Tab are Toby, Tobi and Tobe.

Tab is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Tab. Compare Tab with related baby names.