Given name & surname

Tevy

“an angel”

Tevy is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “an angel.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “an angel.”

Where it comes from

Tevy is a variant of Tevey. An origin associated with Tevey is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Tevy through the years

Babies since 1880
6
0 boys · 6 girls
Most popular year
2008
6 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012342025Highest share 20080.0
Tevy in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2008–2025, 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 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Tevy’s family of names

Tevy has a related form in Tevea. Tevy has a related form in Tevee. Tevy has a related form in Tevey.

Walk Tevy’s family in the name graph

TevyTeviTevieTeveyTevvyTeveaTevee

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 6

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

Similar names

If you love Tevy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Tahitian · Modern

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“one who is honest”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Deiana

“fairy”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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40UncommonRising fast

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Kensley

Kensley is a feminine given name from Old English.

54UncommonEasing

3% boys · 97% girls

Modern

Tashyah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Envy

25RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Tevy’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Tevy