Tavon
Tavon was the 5177th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 779th with 188 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,749 places. More babies were named Tavon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,177 boys, down 1,839 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1996188 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,147babies recorded
Tavon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 78 since 1975.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,177 | 19 |
| 2020 | #3,338 | 34 |
| 2010 | #1,879 | 77 |
| 2000 | #1,105 | 128 |
| 1990 | #987 | 115 |
| 1980 | #1,225 | 57 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Tavon, counting every spelling?
Tavon is a spelling of Taven, a name family that had 51 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 51 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Tavon?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Tavon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Tavon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Tavon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Tavon?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Tavon are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 20 and 35. That makes Tavon mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Tavon by state
How common Tavon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maryland (10.1×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Tavon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Tavon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Tavon
How popular is the name Tavon?
Tavon was the 5177th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 779th with 188 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,749 places. More babies were named Tavon in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Tavon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Tavon in the US.
Where is Tavon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Tavon was most common in Maryland (0.17 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.