Unisex name · since 1912
Tevis
Tevis has 494 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 494
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tevis is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 494 have been recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tevis has been recorded 494 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2017.
- #7,949 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 494 born since 1912
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tevis ranks #7,949 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 494 born since 1912, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,949 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 494
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tevis's 494 recorded births place it above 82.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Tevis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tevis splits its recorded history at 1988: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tevis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2017
- Peak year (1977)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Tevis popularity over time - girls
64 total births recorded since 1914 (Tevis as girls' name)
Tevis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (152 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Tevis's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tevis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 20
1960s
20 births
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 152 births (31% of all-time use).
Tevis by state
Where Tevis concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 6 | 1.2% |
6 of 494 births nationwide.
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- Tevis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Teviss (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Tevis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1912–2017 (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 Tevis 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.