Tavita
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tah-VEE-tah
- Origin
- Hebrew
Tavita is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tavita mean?
Hebrew: Samoan form of David
“beloved”
Samoan form of David; Samoan has no d sound, so the name begins with T.
Is Tavita a girl's or a boy's name?
Tavita is a boys' name.
How popular is Tavita in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 10 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Tavita in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tavita in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
Names like Tavita
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avi, Akiva, Aarav, Atharva, Dhruva, Dhruv, Viraj, Veer, Krishiv, Ivaan, Krishna, Vihaan
Names related to Tavita
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Tavita: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tavita, updated 20 October 2026.