Given name
Tavin
“of the staff of the gods”
In German use, Tavin carries the interpretation “of the staff of the gods.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Tavin carries the interpretation “of the staff of the gods.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
Tavin is used as a form of Gustav.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tavin is a form of Gustav. The history of Gustav gives this family its wider story. Gustav has historical associations with Scandinavian royalty.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tavin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,903
- 1,880 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 153 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,101 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,101 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 49.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 153 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,681 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.
Tavin’s family of names
Tavin has a related form in Tavon. Tavin is a form of Gustav. Tavin has a related form in Taven.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
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.
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