Fun Facts About the Name Tavin
- More than 1 thousand babies named Tavin: U.S. records list 1,903 babies given the name Tavin from 1880 through 2025. Even 23 girls received the name Tavin - about 1 girl for every 82 boys.
What Does the Name Tavin Mean?
Tavin has no securely established meaning. It is not a standard variant of Thomas, Gavin, or Tavish, so the meanings of those names cannot be assigned to it. Without a documented source word, any literal translation would be speculation.
Tavin Name History & Origins
Tavin is an uncommon English-language given name, used mainly in the United States. Its history is thinly documented, and no older form in another language is clearly identifiable as its source. The similar Scottish name Tavish, from Scottish Gaelic Tàmhas, is a form of Thomas, but it does not provide a documented derivation for Tavin.
How Popular is the Name Tavin?
Tavin has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #1,185 in 2009.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #13,344 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #17,841 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #17,713 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #15,931 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,101 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,403 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,429 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,410 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #4,606 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #4,007 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #3,987 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #3,691 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #2,939 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2016 | #2,385 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #2,296 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 2014 | #2,041 | 70 | 0.0036% |
| 2013 | #1,962 | 71 | 0.0038% |
| 2012 | #1,727 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 2011 | #1,436 | 115 | 0.0061% |
| 2010 | #1,297 | 133 | 0.0069% |
| 2009 | #1,185 | 153 | 0.0077% |
| 2008 | #1,610 | 98 | 0.0048% |
| 2007 | #1,536 | 103 | 0.0050% |
| 2006 | #1,710 | 83 | 0.0040% |
| 2005 | #1,833 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 2004 | #2,336 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| 2003 | #1,778 | 68 | 0.0034% |
| 2002 | #3,009 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #2,272 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2000 | #2,726 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1999 | #2,160 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1998 | #2,844 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1997 | #3,057 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #3,097 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #3,090 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #2,255 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1993 | #3,026 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #2,299 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1991 | #2,133 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #3,156 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1989 | #7,805 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #8,376 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,280 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #4,652 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,500 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,561 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #6,167 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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