US rank #5516 Boys' name Peak 1993 759 births

Tavish — #5516 US boys' name

759 babies named Tavish in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1001990s2102000s1522010s1842020s113
#5516
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Tavish was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

35 babies were named Tavish in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tavish

The Social Security Administration has registered 759 babies named Tavish between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tavish currently holds the #5516 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tavish performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tavish shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Tavish in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tavish 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 759 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.

Tavish at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

759

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1993

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,516

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tavish popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
35
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 20242018201220062000199419881982 5

Tavish popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1970 (Tavish as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1970 5

Tavish by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
210 births that decade — 28% of Tavish's all-time total
1980s1001990s2102000s1522010s1842020s113

Tavish by state

Where Tavish concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tavish
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.4%
#2 Tennessee
5 0.7%
#3 Washington
5 0.7%
California share of Tavish's total US births 1.4%
Even split

11 of 759 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tavish?
759 babies have been named Tavish since 1982. It currently ranks #5516 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 35 births.
When was Tavish most popular?
Tavish was most popular in the 1990s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Tavish most popular?
The top states for the name Tavish are California (11 births), Tennessee (5 births), Washington (5 births).
How long has the name Tavish been used?
Tavish has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tavish?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.