Tavon

A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning from Tavium; a form of Octavian.

Babies a year
34
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Tavon by the numbers

Tavon was given to 34 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 188 babies in 1996, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.

Other names that come from Octavian

Like Tavon, each of these traces back to Octavian: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Tavionfrom Tavium; a form of Octavian52 in the US (2017)
  • Octavianeighth; form of Octavius14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tavianfrom Tavium; a form of Octavian or Octavius34 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tavon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Tayon8 in the US (2017)
  • Tavyn7 in the US (2017)
  • Taranthunder or deity of thunder50 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Tabordrum or percussion instrument17 in the US (2017)
  • Tavisa form of Tavistock or Tavish9 in the US (2017)
  • Tawangolden or sunrise7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Tavon

Names that are said the same way as Tavon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Tavon

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