Tavares Boy
How popular is Tavares?
#5,044 boy name in 2025
19 baby boys were named Tavares in the US in 2025, making it the 5044th most popular boy name.
Tavares popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,044 for boys (▲ 855 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 19 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+6% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,056 in 2015, #5,037 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1977 (170 boys) |
| Highest rank | #634 in 1976 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Tavares counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Tavaris family of names ranked #2,776 for boys in 2025 (#2,831 the year before), with 32 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tavaris | 13 | 41% |
| Tavares | 19 | 59% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Tavares is most popular
Babies named Tavares per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Tavares by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 865 | #634 |
| 1980s | 784 | #761 |
| 1990s | 487 | #1,490 |
| 2000s | 494 | #1,912 |
| 2010s | 259 | #2,786 |
| 2020s | 96 | #5,037 |
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Questions
- Is Tavares a boy or girl name?
- Tavares is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Tavares were boys.
- How popular is the name Tavares?
- 19 baby boys were named Tavares in the US in 2025, making it the 5044th most popular boy name.
- When was Tavares most popular?
- Tavares peaked in 1977, when 170 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #634 in 1976.
- How many people are named Tavares?
- 3,008 babies have been named Tavares in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,870 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
- Where is Tavares most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Tavares was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.