US rank #11190 Girls' name Peak 1993 2,477 births

Tavia — #11190 US girls' name

2,477 babies named Tavia in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s281960s1521970s4091980s4711990s5912000s5352010s2252020s61
#11190
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Tavia was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

104 babies were named Tavia in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tavia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,477 babies named Tavia between 1944 and 2024, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tavia currently holds the #11190 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 104 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tavia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 591 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Tavia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tavia in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tavia 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 2,477 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.

Tavia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,477

Since 1944

81 years of records

Peak year

1993

104 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,190

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1944

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1944

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
104
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Tavia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
591 births that decade — 24% of Tavia's all-time total
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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 2,477 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?
2,477 babies have been named Tavia since 1944. It currently ranks #11190 among girls. The peak year was 1993 with 104 births.
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?
Tavia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 81 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1944–2024 (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.