Govan — boys' name

What the Data Says About Govan

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Govan between 1916 and 1932, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Govan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1932. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Govan performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Govan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Govan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.