Boys' name · since 1917
Galvin
Galvin has 911 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,137 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 911
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
911 babies have been named Galvin since 1917, making it today's #12137 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Galvin recorded 911 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #12137 nationally today, ahead of 13% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #5,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,137 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 911 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Galvin ranks #5,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,137 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 911 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,137 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 911
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Galvin's 911 recorded births place it above 87.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Galvin compares
911 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Galvin's all-time total is 147% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Galvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 911 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Galvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Galvin's full recorded timeline at 1980, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Galvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Galvin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 17% of the file).
2000s was Galvin's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Galvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 60
1950s
60 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s
1980s
116 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (17% of all-time use).
How Galvin 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 Galvin's total volume
Galvin by state
Where Galvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
11 of 911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Galvin's data
- Galvin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (152 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Galvins (11 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 Galvin: 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 (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Galvin 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.