Boys' name · since 1989
Tavion
Tavion has 3,088 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,484 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,157 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,088
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tavion is the #3157 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,088 recorded since 1989.
Tavion has 3,088 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3157 as of the latest data, more common than 77% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #2,484 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,157 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,088 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavion ranks #2,484 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,157 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,088 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,484 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,157 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,088
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tavion's 3,088 recorded births place it above 94.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tavion compares
3,088 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Tavion's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tavion | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,088 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 194 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tavion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tavion's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 194, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tavion popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 194
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Tavion popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 2001 (Tavion as girls' name)
Tavion by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,518 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Tavion's strongest decade.
1,518 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Tavion births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 531
1990s
531 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,518 births
- 2010s
2010s
787 births
- 2020s 244
2020s
244 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,518 births (49% of all-time use).
How Tavion 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 Tavion's total volume
Tavion by state
Where Tavion concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 204 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 194 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 156 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 145 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 132 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 114 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 110 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 94 | 3.0% |
204 of 3,088 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Tavion appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tavion's data
- Tavion's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,518 total births); usage has since declined to 244 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tavions (204 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tavion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Tavion 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.