Boys' name · since 1972
Gaven
3,839 babies named Gaven in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,936 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,839
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gaven currently ranks #10936 among boys' names in America, with 3,839 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Gaven recorded 3,839 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #10936 nationally today, ahead of 21% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #2,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,936 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,839 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaven ranks #2,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,936 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,839 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,936 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,839
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gaven's 3,839 recorded births place it above 95.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gaven compares
3,839 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Gaven's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gaven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,839 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 282 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gaven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaven's full recorded timeline at 2001, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 282 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 282
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Gaven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,251 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Gaven's strongest decade.
2,251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Gaven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 646
1990s
646 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,251 births
- 2010s 754
2010s
754 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,251 births (59% of all-time use).
How Gaven 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 Gaven's total volume
Gaven by state
Where Gaven concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 275 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 230 | 6.0% |
| #3 | California | | 218 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 155 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 126 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 109 | 2.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 105 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 93 | 2.4% |
275 of 3,839 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Gaven appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gaven's data
- Gaven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,251 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gavens (275 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 Gaven: 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 (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Gaven 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.