Boys' name · since 1974
Tavaris
2,520 babies named Tavaris in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,546 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,520
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tavaris is the #6546 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,520 recorded since 1974.
Tavaris has 2,520 recorded births among boys since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6546 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, 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 1974 to 2025.
- #2,857 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,546 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,520 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavaris ranks #2,857 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,546 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,520 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,857 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,546 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,520
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tavaris's 2,520 recorded births place it above 93.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Tavaris compares
2,520 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tavaris's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tavaris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,520 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tavaris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tavaris splits its recorded history at 2000: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2022 (13 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tavaris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Tavaris popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1986 (Tavaris as girls' name)
Tavaris by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (693 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Tavaris's strongest decade.
693 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Tavaris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 216
1970s
216 births
- 1980s
1980s
693 births
- 1990s
1990s
675 births
- 2000s
2000s
514 births
- 2010s
2010s
325 births
- 2020s 97
2020s
97 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 693 births (28% of all-time use).
How Tavaris compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tavaris's total volume
Tavaris by state
Where Tavaris concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 800 | 31.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 240 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 145 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 132 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 45 | 1.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 42 | 1.7% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 42 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Texas | | 26 | 1.0% |
800 of 2,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Tavaris appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tavaris's data
- Tavaris's decade-level peak was the 1980s (693 total births); usage has since declined to 97 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tavariss (800 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tavaris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Tavaris 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.