How Many People Are Named Galvin?
An estimated 764 people in the United States have the first name Galvin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Galvin peaked in popularity in 2008 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Galvin 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 Galvin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
764
About 1 in 448,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2008
25 births
Total Registered
906
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Galvin
Galvin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 906 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Galvin as a male name
Ranked #8,517 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (25 births)
Galvin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Galvin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 152 babies were registered. While Galvin is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Galvin by Decade
How has Galvin 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.
Galvin by State
Galvin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Galvin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Galvin
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Galvin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Galvin?
We estimate approximately 764 people named Galvin 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 448,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Galvin a common name?
Galvin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 906 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Galvin most popular?
Galvin reached peak popularity in 2008, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Galvin is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Galvin a male name?
Galvin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Galvin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Galvin Smith, Galvin Johnson, Galvin 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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