Boys' name · since 1985
Tavian
Tavian has 2,089 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,005 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,089
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tavian currently ranks #4005 among boys' names in America, with 2,089 babies recorded since 1985.
Tavian has 2,089 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4005 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,221 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,005 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,089 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavian ranks #3,221 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,005 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,089 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,221 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,005 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,089
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tavian's 2,089 recorded births place it above 92.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tavian compares
2,089 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Tavian's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tavian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,089 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 169 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tavian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tavian splits its recorded history at 2006: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 169 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tavian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 169
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Tavian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (975 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Tavian's strongest decade.
975 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Tavian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
475 births
- 2000s
2000s
975 births
- 2010s
2010s
483 births
- 2020s 137
2020s
137 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 975 births (47% of all-time use).
How Tavian 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 Tavian's total volume
Tavian by state
Where Tavian concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 113 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 68 | 3.3% |
| #3 | California | | 62 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 62 | 3.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 39 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 28 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Washington | | 28 | 1.3% |
113 of 2,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Tavian appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tavian's data
- Tavian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (975 total births); usage has since declined to 137 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tavians (113 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tavian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Tavian 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.