Recorded 1991–2008 Boys' name Peak 1992 109 births

Tavaughn — boys' name

109 babies named Tavaughn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s592000s50
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Tavaughn was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

11 babies were named Tavaughn in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tavaughn

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Tavaughn between 1991 and 2008, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tavaughn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tavaughn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Tavaughn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tavaughn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 109 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Tavaughn at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

109

Since 1991

18 years of records

Peak year

1992

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1991

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2008

Tavaughn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1991

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 20082004200220001996199419921991 7

Tavaughn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 54% of Tavaughn's all-time total
1990s592000s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tavaughn?
109 babies have been named Tavaughn since 1991. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1992 with 11 births.
When was Tavaughn most popular?
Tavaughn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Tavaughn been used?
Tavaughn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 18 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Tavaughn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tavon, Tavion, Tavares, Tavaris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.