Total births
460
Girls' name · since 1947
Tava
460 babies named Tava in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 460
- total births
- 1947–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Tava sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 460 recorded since 1947.
Tava has 460 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2022.
- 460 total births
- 1947–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
460 girls have been named Tava since 1947, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 460
- total births
- 1947–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Tava was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
18 babies were named Tava in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Tava's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tava's full recorded timeline at 1990, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tava at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1947
Tava popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2022
- Peak year (2000)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Tava by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tava's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Tava births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 113 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tava? ▼
Since 1947, Social Security records show 460 babies named Tava. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 18 births.
When was Tava most popular? ▼
Tava was most popular in the 2000s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Tava been used? ▼
Tava has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 76 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tava? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tavia, Tavi, Tavaria, Taviana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Tava's data
- Tava's decade-level peak was the 2000s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tava
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Tavaria Girl
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Taviana Girl
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Tavonna Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1947–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tava: Baby Name Since 1947 - 460 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tava. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tava 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 June 2026.