US rank #8530 Boys' name Peak 2015 238 births

Tuvia — #8530 US boys' name

238 babies named Tuvia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s172000s682010s922020s49
#8530
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Tuvia was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

17 babies were named Tuvia in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tuvia

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Tuvia between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tuvia currently holds the #8530 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tuvia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tuvia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Tuvia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tuvia 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 238 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.

Tuvia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

238

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2015

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,530

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Tuvia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
17
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
05101520 20242020201620122008200419951987 6

Tuvia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
92 births that decade — 39% of Tuvia's all-time total
1980s121990s172000s682010s922020s49

Tuvia by state

Where Tuvia concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tuvia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
46 19.3%
#2 New Jersey
6 2.5%
New York share of Tuvia's total US births 19.3%
Even split

46 of 238 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tuvia?
238 babies have been named Tuvia since 1987. It currently ranks #8530 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 17 births.
When was Tuvia most popular?
Tuvia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Tuvia most popular?
The top states for the name Tuvia are New York (46 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Tuvia been used?
Tuvia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Tuvia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tuvya. 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, 1987–2024 (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.