Recorded 1982–2023 Unisex name Peak 2013 161 births

Tavita — boys' name

161 babies named Tavita in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s232000s632010s422020s20
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tavita was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

10 babies were named Tavita in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tavita

The Social Security Administration has registered 161 babies named Tavita between 1982 and 2023, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tavita currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Tavita is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 34 additional births since 1975.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tavita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tavita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tavita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tavita 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 161 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.

Tavita at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

161

Since 1982

42 years of records

Peak year

2013

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1982

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tavita popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1982

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
10
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4681012 202320192015200920062002199919921982 7

Tavita popularity over time — girls

34 total births recorded since 1975 (Tavita as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 34 births
4.555.566.577.5 199619951991198419801975 6

Tavita by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
63 births that decade — 39% of Tavita's all-time total
1980s131990s232000s632010s422020s20

Tavita by state

Where Tavita concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tavita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.1%
California share of Tavita's total US births 3.1%

5 of 161 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tavita?
161 babies have been named Tavita since 1982. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 10 births.
When was Tavita most popular?
Tavita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Tavita most popular?
The top states for the name Tavita are California (5 births).
Is Tavita a unisex name?
Yes, Tavita is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 161 births, and as a girl's name it has 34 births.
How long has the name Tavita been used?
Tavita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 42 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tavita?
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.

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, 1982–2023 (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.