Boys' name · since 1970
Gavan
987 babies named Gavan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,314 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 987
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gavan is the #12314 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 987 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Gavan recorded 987 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #12314 nationally today, ahead of 12% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #5,180 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,314 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 987 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gavan ranks #5,180 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,314 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 987 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,180 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,314 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 987
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gavan's 987 recorded births place it above 88.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gavan compares
987 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Gavan's all-time total is 167% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gavan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 987 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 80 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gavan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gavan's full recorded timeline at 2002, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gavan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Gavan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (553 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Gavan's strongest decade.
553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Gavan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 175
1990s
175 births
- 2000s
2000s
553 births
- 2010s 182
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 553 births (56% of all-time use).
How Gavan 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 Gavan's total volume
Gavan by state
Where Gavan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 59 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 45 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
59 of 987 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Gavan appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gavan's data
- Gavan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (553 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gavans (59 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 Gavan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Gavan 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.