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Globally, تابيا (Tapia , Tobia , Tapija ) is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine first name. The forename تابيا is characteristic of Italy, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Bolivia, where it is a rare unisex name, and the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Italy, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the United States. Much more prevalently, تابيا is the last name as well as the forename.
تابيا is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tobia , the operatic character in the opera Il birraio di Preston and Tobia Mill , the operatic character in the opera La cambiale di matrimonio.