Given name

Tavie

“one who is well-behaved”·“a good man”·“a twin”

Tavie is a variant of Tavi. Interpretations include “one who is well-behaved” (Aramaic) and “a good man” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions. Tavie is a variant of Tavish. Interpretations include “a twin” and “from the hillside”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Tavie is a variant of Tavi. Interpretations include “one who is well-behaved” (Aramaic) and “a good man” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions. Tavie is a variant of Tavish. Interpretations include “a twin” and “from the hillside”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Tavie is a variant of Tavi. An origin associated with Tavi is Aramaic. Tavie is a variant of Tavish. Tavish has been associated with Scottish and Irish naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Tavie through the years

Babies since 1880
72
0 boys · 72 girls
Most popular year
1921
13 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Tavie in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1898–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 168 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.

Tavie’s family of names

Tavie has a related form in Tavish. Tavie has a related form in Tavi.

Walk Tavie’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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