How Many People Are Named Gaven?
An estimated 3,777 people in the United States have the first name Gaven. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Gaven peaked in popularity in 2003 with 282 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaven 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 Gaven paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,777
About 1 in 90,748 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2003
282 births
Total Registered
3,832
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaven
Gaven is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,832 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gaven as a male name
Ranked #8,519 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (282 births)
Gaven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaven span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,251 babies were registered. Gaven has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gaven by Decade
How has Gaven 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.
Gaven by State
Birth registrations for Gaven span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Idaho, Hawaii, West Virginia. On average, about 66 Gavens were registered per state.
Gaven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaven
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaven?
We estimate approximately 3,777 people named Gaven 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 90,748 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaven a common name?
Gaven is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,832 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaven most popular?
Gaven reached peak popularity in 2003, when 282 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaven is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaven a male name?
Gaven is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaven Smith, Gaven Johnson, Gaven 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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