Boys' name · since 1972
Tavon
4,069 babies named Tavon in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,085 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,069
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tavon is the #5085 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,069 recorded since 1972.
Tavon has 4,069 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5085 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #2,056 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,085 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,069 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tavon ranks #2,056 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,085 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,069 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,056 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,085 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,069
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tavon's 4,069 recorded births place it above 95.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Maryland.
How Tavon compares
4,069 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Tavon's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tavon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,069 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 188 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tavon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tavon's full recorded timeline at 1999, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 188 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tavon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 188
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Tavon popularity over time - girls
78 total births recorded since 1975 (Tavon as girls' name)
Tavon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,424 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Tavon's strongest decade.
1,424 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tavon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 195
1970s
195 births
- 1980s
1980s
704 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,424 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,069 births
- 2010s 499
2010s
499 births
- 2020s 178
2020s
178 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,424 births (35% of all-time use).
How Tavon 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 Tavon's total volume
Tavon by state
Where Tavon concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 1,300 | 31.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 195 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 183 | 4.5% |
| #4 | District of Columbia | | 175 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 94 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 90 | 2.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 89 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 84 | 2.1% |
1,300 of 4,069 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Tavon appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tavon's data
- Tavon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,424 total births); usage has since declined to 178 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Tavons (1,300 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tavon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Tavon 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.