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Gavin Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Gavin?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Gavin, ranked the 111th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Gavin has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #30 was reached in 2008.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2007 with 11,860 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Gavin in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1918.

Approximately during the years 1943-1947, 1948-1954, 1957-1962, 1966-1969, 1971-1974, 1977-1983, 1989-1992, and 1993-2007, the name Gavin took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2008-2017.

For a number of years, the name Gavin has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Gavin has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gavin?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Gavin is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Gavin (Girl)Gavin (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 7 12,832 3,449 111
2017 < 5 -- 4,147 96
2016 5 17,087 4,931 80
2015 5 17,333 5,784 70
2014 10 10,400 6,618 61
2013 16 7,497 7,418 50
2012 15 7,947 8,255 40
2011 17 7,210 9,011 37
2010 12 9,411 9,618 38
2009 13 9,057 10,737 33
2008 33 4,570 11,744 30
2007 26 5,421 11,860 32
2006 21 6,204 10,477 38
2005 17 6,932 9,338 47
2004 55 2,895 8,608 52
2003 20 5,880 8,763 51
2002 16 6,808 6,951 61
2001 12 8,370 5,260 78
2000 10 9,406 4,686 85
1999 13 7,383 3,658 101
1998 9 9,546 3,193 116
1997 6 12,624 2,757 136
1996 5 14,248 1,633 192
1995 < 5 -- 1,193 242
1994 < 5 -- 1,121 257
1993 6 12,301 945 294
1992 < 5 -- 1,066 267
1991 5 13,885 848 303
1990 < 5 -- 860 294
1989 < 5 -- 628 360
1988 5 12,430 544 370
1987 7 9,097 630 327
1986 < 5 -- 536 353
1985 < 5 -- 522 352
1984 5 10,941 513 355
1983 < 5 -- 692 291
1982 < 5 -- 478 368
1981 < 5 -- 495 357
1980 < 5 -- 352 443
1979 < 5 -- 316 462
1978 < 5 -- 366 403
1977 5 10,118 303 461
1976 < 5 -- 318 437
1975 < 5 -- 261 495
1974 < 5 -- 270 486
1973 < 5 -- 232 514
1972 < 5 -- 174 603
1971 < 5 -- 218 546
1970 < 5 -- 209 561
1969 < 5 -- 224 523
1968 < 5 -- 189 550
1967 < 5 -- 173 573
1966 < 5 -- 148 611
1965 < 5 -- 160 603
1964 < 5 -- 152 631
1963 < 5 -- 160 616
1962 < 5 -- 153 626
1961 < 5 -- 114 718
1960 < 5 -- 100 766
1959 < 5 -- 57 1,020
1958 < 5 -- 70 903
1957 < 5 -- 37 1,286
1956 < 5 -- 66 921
1955 < 5 -- 61 958
1954 < 5 -- 76 833
1953 < 5 -- 42 1,143
1952 < 5 -- 38 1,202
1951 < 5 -- 30 1,356
1950 < 5 -- 27 1,410
1949 < 5 -- 25 1,474
1948 < 5 -- 24 1,505
1947 < 5 -- 28 1,404
1946 < 5 -- 22 1,530
1945 < 5 -- 12 2,041
1944 < 5 -- 13 2,026
1943 < 5 -- 6 3,351
1942 < 5 -- 17 1,761
1941 < 5 -- 17 1,714
1940 < 5 -- 13 2,021
1939 < 5 -- 10 2,339
1938 < 5 -- 10 2,382
1937 < 5 -- 15 1,861
1936 < 5 -- 9 2,513
1935 < 5 -- 14 1,967
1934 < 5 -- 5 3,880
1933 < 5 -- 13 2,031
1932 < 5 -- 15 1,948
1931 < 5 -- 13 2,141
1930 < 5 -- 9 2,855
1929 < 5 -- 7 3,361
1928 < 5 -- 13 2,313
1927 < 5 -- 13 2,337
1926 < 5 -- 15 2,118
1925 < 5 -- 14 2,237
1924 < 5 -- 11 2,718
1923 < 5 -- 12 2,501
1922 < 5 -- 12 2,544
1921 < 5 -- 15 2,184
1920 < 5 -- 12 2,511
1919 < 5 -- 16 2,005
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1914 < 5 -- 10 2,161
1913 < 5 -- 5 2,996
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.