Is Tavis a boy or girl name?
Tavis was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 2,207 US babies named Tavis were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,148
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Tavis since 1963
- 2,207
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 79 babies
Boys and girls named Tavis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 502 | 6 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 419 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 551 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 434 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 167 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #12,148 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,839 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #14,093 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,757 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,441 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,136 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 15 | #6,007 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #8,077 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #9,573 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,279 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,498 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,164 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,439 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,802 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 23 | #4,350 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,817 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,730 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 42 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 49 | #2,337 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 37 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,144 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 63 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 79 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 76 | #1,472 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 58 | #1,704 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 60 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 49 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 50 | #1,673 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,406 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 34 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 30 | #2,003 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 46 | #1,409 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 51 | #1,308 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 66 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 73 | #1,011 | 6 | #9,528 |
| 1976 | 65 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 54 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 34 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,438 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,763 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,910 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #3,027 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Tavis reached #1,011 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #9,528 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Tavis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.