How Many People Are Named Garvin?
An estimated 1,312 people in the United States have the first name Garvin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Garvin peaked in popularity in 1921 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Garvin 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 Garvin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,312
About 1 in 261,246 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1921
52 births
Total Registered
2,425
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Garvin
Garvin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,425 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Garvin as a male name
Ranked #11,338 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (52 births)
Garvin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Garvin span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 364 babies were registered. Garvin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Garvin by Decade
How has Garvin 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.
Garvin by State
Birth registrations for Garvin span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Kentucky, Florida, Missouri. On average, about 22 Garvins were registered per state.
Garvin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Garvin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Garvin
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Garvin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Garvin?
We estimate approximately 1,312 people named Garvin 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 261,246 Americans share this first name.
Is Garvin a common name?
Garvin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,425 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Garvin most popular?
Garvin reached peak popularity in 1921, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Garvin is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Garvin a male name?
Garvin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Garvin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Garvin Smith, Garvin Johnson, Garvin 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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