Boys' name · since 1981
Tavin
1,880 babies named Tavin in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,880
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tavin is the #5969 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,880 recorded since 1981.
Tavin has 1,880 recorded births among boys since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5969 as of the latest data, more common than 57% 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 1981 to 2025.
- #3,435 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,969 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,880 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavin ranks #3,435 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,969 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,880 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,435 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,969 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,880
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tavin's 1,880 recorded births place it above 92.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tavin compares
1,880 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Tavin's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tavin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,880 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 153 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tavin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tavin's full recorded timeline at 2004, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 153 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tavin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 153
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tavin popularity over time - girls
23 total births recorded since 1997 (Tavin as girls' name)
Tavin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (735 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Tavin's strongest decade.
735 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tavin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 292
1990s
292 births
- 2000s
2000s
735 births
- 2010s
2010s
688 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 735 births (39% of all-time use).
How Tavin 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 Tavin's total volume
Tavin by state
Where Tavin concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 119 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Utah | | 73 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 59 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 34 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Washington | | 31 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 23 | 1.2% |
119 of 1,880 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Tavin appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tavin's data
- Tavin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (735 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tavins (119 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tavin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Tavin 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.