Boys' name · since 1954
Cavin
1,371 babies named Cavin in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,204 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,371
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cavin currently ranks #9041 among boys' names in America, with 1,371 babies recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cavin has been recorded 1,371 times among boys since 1954, currently ranked #9041 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #4,204 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,041 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,371 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cavin ranks #4,204 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,041 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,371 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,204 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,041 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,371
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cavin's 1,371 recorded births place it above 90.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cavin compares
1,371 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Cavin's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cavin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,371 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cavin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cavin splits its recorded history at 1990: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cavin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Cavin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (335 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Cavin's strongest decade.
335 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Cavin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
155 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
216 births
- 1990s
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
335 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 335 births (24% of all-time use).
How Cavin 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 Cavin's total volume
Cavin by state
Where Cavin concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 1.8% |
| #2 | California | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
24 of 1,371 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Cavin's data
- Cavin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (335 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cavins (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cavin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Cavin 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.