Boys' name · since 1987
Gavon
429 babies named Gavon in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 429
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gavon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 429 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gavon has been recorded 429 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 1987 to 2019.
- #8,646 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 429 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gavon ranks #8,646 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 429 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 429
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gavon's 429 recorded births place it above 80.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Gavon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gavon's full recorded timeline at 2004, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gavon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2019
- Peak year (2003)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Gavon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (255 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Gavon's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Gavon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
255 births
- 2010s 92
2010s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 255 births (59% of all-time use).
Gavon by state
Where Gavon concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.3% |
10 of 429 births nationwide.
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- Gavon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (255 total births) through the 2010s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Gavons (10 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Gavon: 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 (~32 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, 1987–2019 (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 Gavon 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.