Taavi
Taavi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Estonian, Finnish.
- Estonian
- Finnish
Meaning & Origin of Taavi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Taavi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Estonian, Finnish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Estonian
- Finnish
The Story of Taavi
Taavi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2007, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2015: 20 births, good for #4,709 nationwide. About 55% of every Taavi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Taavi ranks #6,972 for baby boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 242 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Taavi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Taavi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Taavet
- Taavetti
Names that sound like Taavi
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Taavi
Taavi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 242 births in the dataset. Taavi's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #4,709. Use the chart and map above to compare Taavi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.