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Tavia

100% girls · 13 born in 2025

Tavia has been given to about 2,490 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,425
Median age today33 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tavia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 104
  • Born in 202513
  • All time2,490

How popular is Tavia?

Its best year was 1993, when 104 babies were given the name, ranking 1515th. The typical living American called Tavia is about 33 years old today.

Names that sound like Tavia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Talia0.85
  2. Tania0.85
  3. Tamia0.85
  4. Tasia0.85
  5. Taniya0.76
  6. Octavia0.75
  7. Thalia0.75
  8. Stacia0.75

Middle names for Tavia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tavia Josephine0.84
  2. Tavia Rose0.83
  3. Tavia Louise0.83
  4. Tavia June0.82
  5. Tavia Pearl0.82
  6. Tavia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Tavia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.86
  2. Marisolsister · 0.84
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  4. Dereckbrother · 0.82
  5. Kareembrother · 0.82
  6. Elishaeither · 0.82

Where Tavia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Tavia White0.78
    2. Tavia Reyes0.78
    3. Tavia Nguyen0.78
    4. Tavia Moore0.78
    5. Tavia Lee0.78
    6. Tavia Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Tavia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.