Recorded 1985–1990 Girls' name Peak 1985 17 births

Thavy — girls' name

17 babies named Thavy in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s5
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Thavy was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Thavy in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Thavy

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Thavy between 1985 and 1990, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Thavy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Thavy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Thavy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Thavy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Thavy 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 17 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.

Thavy at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

17

Since 1985

6 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1985

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1990

Thavy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1985

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
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Thavy by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 71% of Thavy's all-time total
1980s121990s5

Thavy by state

Where Thavy concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Thavy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 35.3%
California share of Thavy's total US births 35.3%

6 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Thavy?
17 babies have been named Thavy since 1985. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Thavy most popular?
Thavy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Thavy most popular?
The top states for the name Thavy are California (6 births).
How long has the name Thavy been used?
Thavy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 6 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Thavy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Thalia, Thais, Thania, Thao, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1985–1990 (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.