Boys' name · since 1969
Cavan
1,714 babies named Cavan in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,480 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,714
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,714 babies have been named Cavan since 1969, making it today's #3480 boys' name.
Cavan has 1,714 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3480 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #3,636 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,480 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,714 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cavan ranks #3,636 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,480 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,714 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,636 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,480 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,714
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cavan's 1,714 recorded births place it above 92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cavan compares
1,714 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cavan's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cavan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,714 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cavan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cavan's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cavan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Cavan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (585 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Cavan's strongest decade.
585 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cavan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 155
1980s
155 births
- 1990s
1990s
240 births
- 2000s
2000s
585 births
- 2010s
2010s
472 births
- 2020s 177
2020s
177 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 585 births (34% of all-time use).
How Cavan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cavan's total volume
Cavan by state
Where Cavan concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 87 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 84 | 4.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 44 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
87 of 1,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Cavan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cavan's data
- Cavan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (585 total births); usage has since declined to 177 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cavans (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cavan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cavan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.