Tavius
A masculine Roman name meaning "he who comes from Tavi".
Name Census estimates that about 394 living Americans carry the first name Tavius. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tavius today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tavius births was 2007 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tavius. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
394
~ 1 in 869,935 Americans
Peak year
2007
19 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,971
Tracked since 1974
Census
Tavius in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 300 people with the first name Tavius, which placed it at #29,484 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,484
National first-name rank
People counted
300
300 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
69.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tavius
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tavius is Black at 69.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (12.7%) and White (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tavius described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tavius at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American69.7% · 209
- Two or more races12.7% · 38
- White9.7% · 29
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2
Popularity
Tavius: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tavius from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 115 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tavius by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tavius during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tavius' live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tavius
The given name Tavius has its origins in ancient Latin. It is believed to have derived from the word "taurus," which means "bull" in Latin. The name likely emerged during the Roman era, when names relating to strength and virility were popular among the ruling class.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tavius can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned a Roman senator named Tavius Flavius in his work "Annals" around 109 AD. This suggests that the name was already in use during the early years of the Roman Empire.
In the Middle Ages, the name Tavius appeared sporadically in various European regions that had been influenced by Roman culture. For instance, there are records of a Tavius Albertus, a scholar and cleric who lived in the 12th century in what is now modern-day Italy.
The name Tavius also found its way into religious texts and scriptures. One notable example is Tavius Constantinus, a Christian martyr who was executed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Tavius. One of the most famous was Tavius Maximus, a Roman general who played a crucial role in the campaigns of Emperor Trajan in the early 2nd century AD.
Another notable figure was Tavius Quintillus, a Roman emperor who ruled briefly in 270 AD during a period of political turmoil known as the Crisis of the Third Century.
In the realm of literature, Tavius Statius was a Roman poet who lived in the 1st century AD and is best known for his epic work, the "Thebaid."
Moving forward in time, Tavius Galilei was an Italian mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1564 to 1642 and made significant contributions to the scientific revolution.
Finally, Tavius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance scholar and theologian who lived from 1466 to 1536 and was known for his critical editions of the New Testament and his advocacy for religious tolerance.
People
Tavius + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tavius as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tavius: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tavius?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 394 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tavius going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 869,935 US residents.
Is Tavius a common name?
We classify Tavius as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 403 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tavius most popular?
The single biggest year for Tavius was 2007, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tavius is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tavius in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 300 people with the name Tavius, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,484 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tavius in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tavius?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tavius leans strongly male. 294 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 5 female bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tavius?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tavius is Black at 69.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (12.7%) and White (9.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tavius most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tavius in the 2020 Census, accounting for 69.7% (209 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tavius in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tavius a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tavius in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tavius still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tavius in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tavius can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Tavius?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.