Boys' name · since 1986
Gavyn
5,219 babies named Gavyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,193 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,219
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gavyn is the #4193 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,219 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Gavyn recorded 5,219 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #4193 nationally today, ahead of 70% 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 1986 to 2025.
- #1,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,193 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,219 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gavyn ranks #1,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,193 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,219 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,193 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,219
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gavyn's 5,219 recorded births place it above 96.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gavyn compares
5,219 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Gavyn's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gavyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,219 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 390 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gavyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gavyn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 390 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gavyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 390
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Gavyn popularity over time - girls
120 total births recorded since 1999 (Gavyn as girls' name)
Gavyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,708 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Gavyn's strongest decade.
2,708 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Gavyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 373
1990s
373 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,708 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,906 births
- 2020s 227
2020s
227 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,708 births (52% of all-time use).
How Gavyn 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 Gavyn's total volume
Gavyn by state
Where Gavyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 396 | 7.6% |
| #2 | California | | 306 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 288 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 212 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 200 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 199 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 178 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 166 | 3.2% |
396 of 5,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Gavyn appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gavyn's data
- Gavyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,708 total births); usage has since declined to 227 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gavyns (396 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gavyn: 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 (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Gavyn 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.