Given name
Tavon
“an outdoorsy man; lover of nature”
Tavon is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “an outdoorsy man; lover of nature.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an outdoorsy man; lover of nature.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tavon connects to the Gustav name family through Tavin. The history of Gustav gives this family its wider story. Gustav has historical associations with Scandinavian royalty.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tavon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,147
- 4,069 boys · 78 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 188 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,177 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,177 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 188 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,883 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.
Tavon’s family of names
Tavon has a related form in Tavion. Tavon has a related form in Tavin. Tavon has a related form in Taveon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Tavon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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