Is Gavan a boy or girl name?

Gavan is a boy’s name. Of the 987 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gavan

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Gavan was most popular in 2003, when 80 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,697 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 987 people named Gavan.

Gavan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gavan’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gavan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gavan is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 987 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gavan

Where Gavan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 4.7×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org