Taavi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAH-vee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Taavi is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Taavi mean?
Hebrew: Finnish and Estonian form of David
“beloved”
Finnish and Estonian form of David, the shepherd boy who became king of Israel.
Is Taavi a girl's or a boy's name?
Taavi is a boys' name.
How popular is Taavi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Taavi in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Taavi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
Names like Taavi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi Navi Aarav Avyaan Ivaan Krishiv Vihaan Shivansh Veer Atharv Viraj Advik
Names related to Taavi
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Taavi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/taavi, updated 20 October 2026.