How Many People Are Named Tavis?
An estimated 2,120 people in the United States have the first name Tavis. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Tavis peaked in popularity in 1977 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tavis 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 Tavis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,120
About 1 in 161,677 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1977
79 births
Total Registered
2,207
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tavis
Tavis is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,207 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Tavis as a male name
Ranked #12,148 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (79 births)
Tavis as a female name
Ranked #9,528 in 1977
6 female births in 1977
Peak: 1977 (6 births)
Tavis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tavis span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 551 babies were registered. Tavis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tavis by Decade
How has Tavis 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.
Tavis by State
Birth registrations for Tavis span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, North Carolina. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, Texas. On average, about 18 Taviss were registered per state.
Tavis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tavis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tavis
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tavis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tavis?
We estimate approximately 2,120 people named Tavis 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 161,677 Americans share this first name.
Is Tavis a common name?
Tavis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,207 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tavis most popular?
Tavis reached peak popularity in 1977, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tavis is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tavis a male name?
Tavis is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tavis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tavis Smith, Tavis Johnson, Tavis 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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