Total births
159
Boys' name · since 1976
Tavious
159 babies named Tavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 159
- total births
- 1976–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Tavious sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 159 recorded since 1976.
Tavious has 159 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1976 to 2022.
- 159 total births
- 1976–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
159 boys have been named Tavious since 1976, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 159
- total births
- 1976–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Tavious was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
12 babies were named Tavious in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Tavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tavious's full recorded timeline at 2003, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tavious at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1976
Tavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Tavious by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Tavious's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 23
2010s
23 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Tavious? ▼
Tavious has been given to 159 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 12 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Tavious most popular? ▼
Tavious was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Tavious been used? ▼
Tavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 47 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tavious? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tavon, Tavion, Tavares, Tavaris, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Tavious's data
- Tavious's decade-level peak was the 2000s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Tavious
Nearby Names Like Tavious
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tavious
Tavon Boy
#3563 4,069 births
Tavion Boy
#3429 3,088 births
Tavares Boy
#5982 2,985 births
Tavaris Boy
#5736 2,520 births
Tavis Boy
#11145 2,210 births
Compare Tavious side by side: Tavious vs Tavon Tavious vs Tavion Tavious vs Tavares
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1976–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Tavious: Baby Name Since 1976 - 159 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/tavious. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Tavious 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 July 2026.