Unisex name · since 1982
Tavita
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 161 babies named Tavita, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
161 boys have been named Tavita since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tavita has 161 recorded births among boys since 1982, 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 1982 to 2023.
- #14,305 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 161 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavita ranks #14,305 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,305 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 161
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tavita's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tavita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tavita's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tavita popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2023
- Peak year (2013)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Tavita popularity over time - girls
34 total births recorded since 1975 (Tavita as girls' name)
Tavita by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (63 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Tavita's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Tavita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (39% of all-time use).
Tavita by state
Where Tavita concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 161 births nationwide.
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What to do with Tavita's data
- Tavita's decade-level peak was the 2000s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tavitas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Tavita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1982–2023 (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 Tavita 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.