Boys' name · since 1981
Tevon
1,062 babies named Tevon in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,459 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,062
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tevon currently ranks #12459 among boys' names in America, with 1,062 babies recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Tevon recorded 1,062 times among boys since 1981, holding rank #12459 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #4,939 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,459 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,062 born since 1981
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tevon ranks #4,939 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,459 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,062 born since 1981, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,939 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,459 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,062
- born since 1981
- 1990s
- peak decade
Tevon's 1,062 recorded births place it above 89.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Tevon compares
1,062 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Tevon's all-time total is 188% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tevon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,062 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tevon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tevon's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tevon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Tevon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (545 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Tevon's strongest decade.
545 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tevon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
545 births
- 2000s
2000s
328 births
- 2010s 108
2010s
108 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 545 births (51% of all-time use).
How Tevon 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 Tevon's total volume
Tevon by state
Where Tevon concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 74 | 7.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 21 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #5 | California | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #8 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.5% |
74 of 1,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Tevon's data
- Tevon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (545 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Tevons (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Tevon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Tevon 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.