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How popular is the name Gavan?

Births per year, rank history and how many Gavans are alive today.

Gavan (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2005 (ranked 2754th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since.

The Gavan you are most likely to meet is around 20 years old. Half of all Gavans born in England and Wales are between 15 and 27, and there are at least 50 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Gavan - on average, only one in every 6,060 such rooms contains a Gavan.

How many babies are named Gavan each year?

0242005: 5actual

Where does Gavan rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,0002005: ranked 2,754

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

When was the name Gavan most popular?

Gavan peaked in 2005, when 5 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Gavan?

At least 50 people named Gavan born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Gavan?

Most living Gavans are between 15 and 27; the most common age is about 20.

Is Gavan becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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