Is Gaven a boy or girl name?

Gaven is a boy’s name. Of the 3,839 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Gaven

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Gaven was most popular in 2003, when 282 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,526 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,839 people named Gaven.

Gaven over time

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

Is Gaven a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gaven is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,839 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 Gaven

Where Gaven is most concentrated

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

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