boy's name
Tavares
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,008
Tavares is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1976, when 173 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Tavares over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 888 |
| 1980s | 784 |
| 1990s | 487 |
| 2000s | 494 |
| 2010s | 259 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 96 |
How popular is Tavares?
In 2025, Tavares was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tavares
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tavares also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tavares over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Tavares
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tavares — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tavares
How popular is the name Tavares?
In 2025, Tavares was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Tavares a girl's or a boy's name?
Tavares is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tavares?
Tavares has 3 syllables.
When was Tavares most popular?
Tavares peaked in 1976, when 173 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Tavares a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tavares currently ranks #5,176 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.