Tevis
Tevis is a surname, and may refer to:James Henry Tevis (1837–1905), Arizona pioneer who founded Teviston Julia A.
Meaning & Origin of Tevis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tevis is a surname, and may refer to:James Henry Tevis (1837–1905), Arizona pioneer who founded Teviston Julia A.
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The Story of Tevis
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tevis as a girl name dates back to 1914, when 5 babies received it. 1970 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Tevis — #5,818 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Tevis on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Tevis last appeared in the published SSA data in 1981, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 64 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Tevis on the record books as a boy name in 1912, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 22 Teviss were born — ranking #2,130 that year. About 31% of every Tevis on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Tevis last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 494 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tevis
Tevis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 494 births in the dataset. Tevis's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #2,130. Use the chart and map above to compare Tevis'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 .
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