Boys' name · since 1980
Taavon
Taavon has 17 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
17 boys have been named Taavon since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Taavon has 17 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1987.
- #30,417 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Taavon ranks #30,417 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,417 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Taavon's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Taavon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Taavon's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Taavon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1987
- Peak year (1985)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Taavon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Taavon's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Taavon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).
Taavon by state
Where Taavon concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 10 | 58.8% |
10 of 17 births nationwide.
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- Maryland records the most Taavons (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Taavon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Taavon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.