Tavish
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TAV-ish
- Origin
- Aramaic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Tavish is a boys' name of Aramaic origin, meaning “twin”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Tavish mean?
Aramaic: from Scottish Gaelic Tamhas, a form of Thomas
“twin”
Taken from the Scottish surname MacTavish, 'son of Tavish', Tavish being a Gaelic form of Thomas.
Is Tavish a girl's or a boy's name?
Tavish is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tavish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Tavish, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th.
2025 had the most boys named Tavish of any year since it first appeared, in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Tavish in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Tavish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 2 | #6,181 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 2 | #5,967 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
How popular is Tavish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,706th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Tavish, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Tavish in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tavish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,054 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,015 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,204 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Tavish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Shivansh, Avi, Krishiv, Krish, Yuvraj, Vihaan, Gurvansh, Dhruvansh, Devansh, Priyansh, Advik
Names related to Tavish
More Aramaic names
Thomas, Tommy, Martha, Barnaby, Barney, Tabitha, Tomas, Tadeo, Tom, Thaddeus, Tomos, Marta, Tommie, Tomi, Saphira, Tommaso
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Tavish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tavish, updated 20 October 2026.