Given name & surname
Tavia
“the eighth-born child”
Tavia is a form of Octavia. In Latin use, Octavia carries the interpretation “the eighth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Tavia carries the interpretation “the eighth-born child.” Tavia is a form of Octavia. In Latin use, Octavia carries the interpretation “the eighth-born child.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Tavia is used as a form of Octavia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tavia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,490
- 0 boys · 2,490 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 104 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,305 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −36%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,305 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 104 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,245 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tavia’s family of names
Tavia is a form of Octavia. Tavia has a related form in Tavita. Tavia has a related form in Tavea.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Tavia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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