Tevita
Tevita is the Fijian and Tongan form of the name David. It may refer to:Tevita Aholelei, IFBB professional bodybuilder Tevita Folau, professional Australian rugby league player Tevita Leo-Latu, professional rugby league footballer Tevita Li, New Zealand professional rugby union player Tevita Mailau, rugby union player who represents Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup Tevita Mara, Fijian career…
- Fijian
- Tongan
Meaning & Origin of Tevita
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tevita is the Fijian and Tongan form of the name David. It may refer to:Tevita Aholelei, IFBB professional bodybuilder Tevita Folau, professional Australian rugby league player Tevita Leo-Latu, professional rugby league footballer Tevita Li, New Zealand professional rugby union player Tevita Mailau, rugby union player who represents Auckland in the Air New Zealand Cup Tevita Mara, Fijian career…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Fijian
- Tongan
The Story of Tevita
The earliest SSA record of Tevita as a baby boy name dates back to 1979, when 5 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 31 newborns named Tevita — #3,523 in the national rankings. About 26% of every Tevita on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tevita ranks #5,349 for baby boys with 18 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 886 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Tevita
Tevita is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 886 births in the dataset. Tevita's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,685. Use the chart and map above to compare Tevita'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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