Gavyn

Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #4,139 for boys in 2025, 25 births
Given to boys 97.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2008 · 390 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
5,219
since 1986

Gavyn over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Gavyn has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009peak #631, 2008boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,13925
2024—#4,70121
2023—#3,22837
2022—#3,00341
2021—#2,73246
2020—#2,34757
2019#15,5395#2,21363
2018—#1,70792
2017—#1,525108
2016#11,7818#1,356131
2015#11,8358#1,119171
2014#16,5135#947223
2013—#897232
2012#14,9626#813273
2011—#768292
2010#13,4487#718321
2009#7,67916#700344
2008#17,5045#631390
2007#10,81810#644377
2006#7,86815#710308
2005#13,0107#707289
2004#11,6248#749248
2003—#715260
2002#12,1877#862192
2001—#955161
2000#13,1546#1,040139
1999#11,3857#1,194107
1998—#1,27195
1997—#1,57165
1996—#2,59029
1995—#3,02023
1994—#3,91116
1993—#3,36819
1992—#5,6609
1991—#8,2365
1990—#8,1175
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First appearance
1986

The first year at least five boys were named Gavyn! It came in at #6,721, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1986–1991, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Gavyn is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedAKMaine: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,006 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #901 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,392 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #427 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,655 boysMNIllinois: #602 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,268 boysILWisconsin: #478 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,189 boysWIMichigan: #618 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,487 boysMINew York: #1,809 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 21,542 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedORNevada: #378 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,051 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #373 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,978 boysIAIndiana: #550 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,739 boysINOhio: #540 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,916 boysOHPennsylvania: #494 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,654 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #881 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 9,313 boysCAUtah: #406 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,090 boysUTColorado: #524 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,194 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedNEMissouri: #507 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,346 boysMOKentucky: #315 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,952 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #838 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,026 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedNMKansas: #371 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,860 boysKSArkansas: #377 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,878 boysARTennessee: #752 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,054 boysTNNorth Carolina: #897 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,691 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #375 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,788 boysOKLouisiana: #610 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,577 boysLAMississippi: #547 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,981 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #632 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,216 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Gavyn, so not publishedHITexas: #873 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 8,107 boysTXFlorida: #656 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,765 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maine#227 · 1 in 1,006
  2. Kentucky#315 · 1 in 1,952
  3. Kansas#371 · 1 in 1,860
  4. Iowa#373 · 1 in 1,978
  5. Oklahoma#375 · 1 in 1,788

Best ever in a state: #158 in North Dakota, 2006.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#22751 in 1,006
Kentucky#315121 in 1,952
Kansas#37191 in 1,860
Iowa#37381 in 1,978
Oklahoma#375121 in 1,788
Arkansas#37781 in 1,878
Nevada#37871 in 2,051
Utah#406111 in 2,090
Minnesota#427111 in 2,655
Wisconsin#47891 in 3,189
Pennsylvania#494171 in 3,654
Missouri#507101 in 3,346
Colorado#52491 in 3,194
Ohio#540161 in 3,916
Mississippi#54751 in 2,981
Indiana#550101 in 3,739
Illinois#602171 in 4,268
Louisiana#61071 in 3,577
Michigan#618111 in 4,487
Georgia#632141 in 4,216
Florida#656201 in 4,765
Tennessee#75261 in 6,054
Virginia#83861 in 7,026
Texas#873231 in 8,107
California#881261 in 9,313
North Carolina#89771 in 7,691
Washington#90151 in 7,392
New York#1,80951 in 21,542
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Gavyn
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 562 spots since 2024 (#4,701 → #4,139)
  • 1,792 spots since 2020 (#2,347 → #4,139)
  • 3,020 spots since 2015 (#1,119 → #4,139)
  • Biggest jump: 147 spots in 2003 (#862 → #715)
  • Biggest drop: 172 spots in 2015 (#947 → #1,119)
Rise & fade · boys
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1986
  • Peaked 2008 at #631 (390 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 2001–2014
Share of babies · boys
1 in 5,231
  • Highest: 1 in 5,231 boys born in 2008 were named Gavyn (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 68,323 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 51.9% of all boys named Gavyn (2,708) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1980s5#6,721 (1986)#6,721
1990s373#1,194 (1999)#3,894
2000s2,708#631 (2008)#771
2010s1,906#718 (2010)#1,206
2020s227#2,347 (2020)#3,358

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Gavyn in 2009

girls
#7,679
16 births · 1 in 114,820 girls
boys
#700
344 births · 1 in 5,766 boys

Top girls' names in 2009

  1. #1Isabella22,321
  2. #2Emma17,910
  3. #3Olivia17,444
  4. #4Sophia16,951
  5. #5Ava15,877
  6. #6Emily15,366
  7. #7Madison15,257
  8. #8Abigail14,401
  9. #9Chloe11,922
  10. #10Mia11,438
  11. #7,679Gavyn16

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #700Gavyn344
More about 2009

girls

1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 114,820 of them was named Gavyn, which outranked 62.0% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gavyn
  1. #7,341Zeina17
  2. #7,341Zhane17
  3. #7,341Zurisadai17
  4. #7,679Gavyn16
  5. #7,679Aalia16
  6. #7,679Aamina16
  7. #7,679Aaryanna16
  8. #8,058Aailyah15
  9. #8,058Aayushi15
  10. #8,058Abbiegail15

Tied with 378 names at #7,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,137Taraji#5,013 → #876
  2. ↑ 2,107Bristol#2,773 → #666
  3. ↑ 836Analia#1,167 → #331
  4. ↑ 773Harlow#1,677 → #904
  5. ↑ 610Maliah#1,405 → #795
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,450Dayami#754 → #2,204
  2. ↓ 953Mareli#723 → #1,676
  3. ↓ 773Mylie#839 → #1,612
  4. ↓ 517Marely#334 → #851
  5. ↓ 515Hillary#722 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 5,766 of them was named Gavyn, which outranked 95.2% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Gavyn
  1. #696Alexzander345
  2. #696Camren345
  3. #696Rolando345
  4. #700Gavyn344
  5. #700Sincere344
  6. #700Zechariah344
  7. #703Elisha342
  8. #704Knox341
  9. #705Cedric340

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2009 →