Recorded 1914–1953 Boys' name Peak 1915 84 births

Tivis — boys' name

84 babies named Tivis in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s131930s261940s171950s10
1930s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Tivis was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tivis in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tivis

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Tivis between 1914 and 1953, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tivis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tivis performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tivis shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tivis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tivis 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 84 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.

Tivis at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

84

Since 1914

40 years of records

Peak year

1915

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1914

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 1953

Tivis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1914

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1915)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 19531947194419361930192219151914 5

Tivis by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
26 births that decade — 31% of Tivis's all-time total
1910s181920s131930s261940s171950s10

Tivis by state

Where Tivis concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tivis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
10 11.9%
Virginia share of Tivis's total US births 11.9%

10 of 84 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tivis?
84 babies have been named Tivis since 1914. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1915 with 8 births.
When was Tivis most popular?
Tivis was most popular in the 1930s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Tivis most popular?
The top states for the name Tivis are Virginia (10 births).
How long has the name Tivis been used?
Tivis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 40 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Tivis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tivon. 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, 1914–1953 (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.