Unisex name · since 1966

Tavi

Tavi has 184 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#20,690 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,149 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
184
born since 1966
2010s
peak decade

Tavi currently ranks #12149 among unisex names in America, with 184 babies recorded since 1966.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavi has been recorded 184 times among girls since 1966, currently ranked #12149 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.

  • #20,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,149 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 184 born since 1966
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavi ranks #20,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,149 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 184 born since 1966, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,690 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,149 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
184
born since 1966
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%29.7%
Tavi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tavi's 184 recorded births place it above 71.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Tavi compares

184 35th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Tavi's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tavi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 184 376 567,345
Peak-year births 12 21 19,840

Tavi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tavi splits its recorded history at 2012: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tavi popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
12
Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
468101214 19661980199720112015201920242025 7

Tavi popularity over time - boys

162 total births recorded since 2003 (Tavi as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 162 births
05101520 2003200920132017202020232025 10

Tavi by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (72 births, 39% of the file).

2010s was Tavi's strongest decade.

72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Tavi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 72 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tavi?
Tavi has been given to 184 babies in the U.S. since 1966, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #20,690 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #12,149 of 17,297. 12 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Tavi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavi ranks #20,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,149 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Tavi most popular?
Tavi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Is Tavi a unisex name?
Yes, Tavi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 184 births, and as a boy's name it has 162 births.
How long has the name Tavi been used?
Tavi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 60 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Tavi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tavia, Tava, Tavaria, Taviana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tavi's data

  • Tavi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Tavi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tavi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1966–2025 (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 Tavi 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.