Boys' name · since 1914
Tivis
Tivis has 84 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
84 boys have been named Tivis since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Tivis recorded 84 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1953.
- #18,597 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 84 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tivis ranks #18,597 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #18,597 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Tivis's 84 recorded births place it above 59.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Tivis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tivis splits its recorded history at 1936: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tivis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1953
- Peak year (1915)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1953.
84 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1915 with 8 births in a single year.
Tivis by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (26 births, 31% of the file).
1930s was Tivis's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tivis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 26 births (31% of all-time use).
Tivis decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 18 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Tivis by state
Where Tivis concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 10 | 11.9% |
10 of 84 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Virginia 11.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Virginia accounts for 11.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Tivis's data
- Tivis's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 1950s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Virginia records the most Tiviss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia 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 Tivis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1914–1953 (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 Tivis 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.
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