Boys' name · since 1952

Gevan

12 babies named Gevan in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,609 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1952
1950s
peak decade

12 boys have been named Gevan since 1952, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gevan has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1952.

  • #32,609 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1952
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gevan ranks #32,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.

#32,609 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1952
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Gevan's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Gevan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1952

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1952)
12
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
12 1952 12

Gevan by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1950s was Gevan's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gevan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gevan?
Since 1952, Social Security records show 12 babies named Gevan. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,609 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1952. Its busiest year on record was 1952, with 12 births.
Where does Gevan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gevan ranks #32,609 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Gevan most popular?
Gevan was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Gevan been used?
Gevan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 1 year of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Gevan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gevork, Gevorg, Gevon, Gevin, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Gevan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1952–1952 (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 Gevan 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.