Girls' name · since 1944

Tavia

Tavia has 2,490 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,059 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,959 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,490
born since 1944
1990s
peak decade

2,490 babies have been named Tavia since 1944, making it today's #7959 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavia has been recorded 2,490 times among girls since 1944, currently ranked #7959 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.

  • #4,059 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,959 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,490 born since 1944
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavia ranks #4,059 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,959 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,490 born since 1944, peaking in the 1990s.

#4,059 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,959 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,490
born since 1944
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%53.9%
Tavia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Tavia's 2,490 recorded births place it above 94.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Tavia compares

2,490 Top 20% higher than 80% of 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

Tavia's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Tavia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,490 376 567,345
Peak-year births 104 21 19,840

Tavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Tavia's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 104, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Tavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
104
Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
050100150 194419651974198319922001201020192025 13

Tavia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (591 births, 24% of the file).

1990s was Tavia's strongest decade.

591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Tavia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 591 births (24% of all-time use).

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

How Tavia compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tavia's total volume

Tavia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -44, 8.1%-39, 4.6%-56, 8.9%-33, 5.3%-24, 8.3%-40, 4.7%-38, 7.3%-50, 11.6%-40, 13%-112, 5.5%-137, 2.1%-66, 6%-85, 3.2%-146, 2.5%-65, 3.1%Tavia-82, 4.2%Tavia
Tavia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Tavia by state

Where Tavia concentrates geographically, total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tavia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
129 5.2%
#2 New York
58 2.3%
#3 Texas
54 2.2%
#4 Florida
25 1.0%
#5 Michigan
12 0.5%
#6 North Carolina
12 0.5%
#7 Illinois
11 0.4%
#8 Montana
5 0.2%
California share of Tavia's total US births 5.2%
Even split

129 of 2,490 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Tavia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tavia? ▼
2,490 babies have been named Tavia since 1944. All-time, it sits at #4,059 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,959 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 104 births.
Where does Tavia sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavia ranks #4,059 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,959 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 Tavia most popular? ▼
Tavia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 591 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tavia most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Tavia are California (129 births), New York (58 births), Texas (54 births).
How long has the name Tavia been used? ▼
Records for Tavia go back to 1944, giving 82 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Tavia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tava, Tavi, Tavaria, Taviana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Tavia's data

  • Tavia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (591 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Tavias (129 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Tavia

Nearby Names Like Tavia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tavia

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460 births
Tavi Girl
#12149 184 births
Tavaria Girl
118 births
Taviana Girl
118 births
Tavonna Girl
111 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tavia: 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, 1944–2025 (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 Tavia 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.