How popular is the baby name Tevis in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Tevis.

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Popularity of the baby name Tevis


Posts that mention the name Tevis

Where did the baby name Tavist come from in 1993?

Tavist-D allergy medicine (as seen in an early '90s TV commercial)
Tavist-D

Travis has been on the baby name charts since the very beginning. It was particularly popular from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, ranking in the top 50 for 18 years straight.

During that period of Travis-trendiness, other forms/spellings of the name emerged, including Traviss, Tavis, Travus, Travas, Traves, Trevis, and Tevis.

Given this context, it’s not surprising that when a product called “Tavist-D” started to be marketed heavily in late 1992, the baby name Tavist debuted in the U.S. baby name data the very next year:

  • 1995: unlisted
  • 1994: 10 baby boys named Tavist
  • 1993: 16 baby boys named Tavist [debut]
  • 1992: unlisted
  • 1991: unlisted

Tavist-D, an antihistamine-decongestant, had been available in the U.S. by prescription since 1983. In early 1992, manufacturer Sandoz got permission from the FDA to sell Tavist-D over the counter. The drug became available to the public a few months later. It was introduced with a $40 million ad campaign. (For perspective, the company took in over $100 million in sales the first year.)

Though Tavist-D commercials continued to air until late 1990s, the name Tavist dropped off the baby name list after just two years. Why? Maybe because the name Travis was falling out of fashion by then. Or maybe because the brand name had become too well known. Ironically, the drug isn’t even around anymore; it was pulled from pharmacy shelves in 2000.

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(Another baby name inspired by medicine: Laxative Bromo Quinine.)