Tavish
A boys’ name of Scottish Gaelic origin, meaning twin; a form of Thomas.
Tavish by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Tavish. In the US, 16 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 35 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Thomas
Like Tavish, each of these traces back to Thomas: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Thomastwin1,344 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tomastwin; variant of Thomas79 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tomtwin; diminutive of Thomas31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tommietwin; a form of Thomas27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tomostwin; Welsh form of Thomas49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tommitwin; a form of Thomas8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tomimy God is worthy of praise; a form of Thomas27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tommasotwin; Italian form of Thomas18 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tavish. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Tanishambition or aspiration6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tavisa form of Tavistock or Tavish9 in the US (2017)
- Traviscrossroads or toll collector1,161 in the US (2017)
- Tavionfrom Tavium; a form of Octavian52 in the US (2017)
- Tavianfrom Tavium; a form of Octavian or Octavius34 in the US (2017)
- Tanushshort or diminished4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Tavish
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