How Many People Are Named Tavia?
An estimated 2,347 people in the United States have the first name Tavia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Tavia peaked in popularity in 1993 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tavia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tavia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,347
About 1 in 146,039 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1993
104 births
Total Registered
2,477
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tavia
Tavia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,477 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Tavia as a female name
Ranked #12,010 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (104 births)
Tavia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tavia span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 591 babies were registered. Tavia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tavia by Decade
How has Tavia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tavia by State
Birth registrations for Tavia span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee. On average, about 25 Tavias were registered per state.
Tavia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tavia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tavia
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tavia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tavia?
We estimate approximately 2,347 people named Tavia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 146,039 Americans share this first name.
Is Tavia a common name?
Tavia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,477 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tavia most popular?
Tavia reached peak popularity in 1993, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tavia is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tavia a female name?
Tavia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tavia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tavia Smith, Tavia Johnson, Tavia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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