How Many People Are Named Tevis?
An estimated 504 people in the United States have the first name Tevis. It is used for both genders, with 88.5% male. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Tevis peaked in popularity in 1977 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tevis 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 Tevis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
504
About 1 in 680,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.5% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1977
22 births
Total Registered
558
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tevis
Tevis is predominantly male (88.5%), though 64 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tevis as a male name
Ranked #10,654 in 2017
7 male births in 2017
Peak: 1977 (22 births)
Tevis as a female name
Ranked #12,043 in 1981
5 female births in 1981
Peak: 1970 (8 births)
Tevis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tevis span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 152 babies were registered. Tevis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tevis by Decade
How has Tevis 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.
Tevis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tevis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Tevis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tevis?
We estimate approximately 504 people named Tevis 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 680,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Tevis a common name?
Tevis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 558 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tevis most popular?
Tevis reached peak popularity in 1977, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tevis is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tevis a male name?
Tevis is predominantly male. 88.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tevis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tevis Smith, Tevis Johnson, Tevis 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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