Boys' name · since 1913
Gavin
189,270 babies named Gavin in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #303 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 189,270
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
189,270 babies have been named Gavin since 1913, making it today's #303 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gavin has been recorded 189,270 times among boys since 1913, currently ranked #303 nationally and more common than 98% 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 1913 to 2025.
- #193 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #303 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 189,270 born since 1913
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gavin ranks #193 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #303 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 189,270 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.
- #193 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #303 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 189,270
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gavin's 189,270 recorded births place it above 99.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Gavin compares
189,270 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Gavin's all-time total is 513x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gavin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 189,270 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11,863 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gavin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gavin's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 11,863, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gavin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 11,863
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Gavin popularity over time - girls
395 total births recorded since 1977 (Gavin as girls' name)
Gavin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (88,447 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Gavin's strongest decade.
88,447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Gavin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s 124
1920s
124 births
- 1930s 113
1930s
113 births
- 1940s 177
1940s
177 births
- 1950s 504
1950s
504 births
- 1960s 1,571
1960s
1,571 births
- 1970s 2,665
1970s
2,665 births
- 1980s 5,382
1980s
5,382 births
- 1990s 17,280
1990s
17,280 births
- 2000s
2000s
88,447 births
- 2010s
2010s
62,331 births
- 2020s 10,627
2020s
10,627 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 88,447 births (47% of all-time use).
How Gavin 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 Gavin's total volume
Gavin by state
Where Gavin concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17,786 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12,668 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 9,714 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 9,486 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 9,300 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 8,838 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7,404 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 7,346 | 3.9% |
17,786 of 189,270 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Gavin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gavin's data
- Gavin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (88,447 total births); usage has since declined to 10,627 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gavins (17,786 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 Gavin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Gavin 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.