How Many People Are Named Cavan?
An estimated 1,650 people in the United States have the first name Cavan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Cavan peaked in popularity in 2008 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cavan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cavan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,650
About 1 in 207,730 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2008
77 births
Total Registered
1,681
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cavan
Cavan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,681 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Cavan as a male name
Ranked #4,202 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (77 births)
Cavan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cavan span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 585 babies were registered. Cavan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cavan by Decade
How has Cavan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cavan by State
Birth registrations for Cavan span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, Ohio. On average, about 29 Cavans were registered per state.
Cavan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cavan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cavan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cavan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cavan?
We estimate approximately 1,650 people named Cavan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 207,730 Americans share this first name.
Is Cavan a common name?
Cavan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,681 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cavan most popular?
Cavan reached peak popularity in 2008, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cavan is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cavan a male name?
Cavan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cavan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cavan Smith, Cavan Johnson, Cavan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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