How Many People Are Named Gavon?
An estimated 423 people in the United States have the first name Gavon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Gavon peaked in popularity in 2003 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gavon 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 Gavon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
423
About 1 in 810,294 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2003
38 births
Total Registered
429
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gavon
Gavon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 429 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gavon as a male name
Ranked #9,163 in 2019
8 male births in 2019
Peak: 2003 (38 births)
Gavon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gavon span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 255 babies were registered. While Gavon is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Gavon by Decade
How has Gavon 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.
Gavon by State
Gavon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gavon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gavon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gavon?
We estimate approximately 423 people named Gavon 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 810,294 Americans share this first name.
Is Gavon a common name?
Gavon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 429 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gavon most popular?
Gavon reached peak popularity in 2003, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gavon is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gavon a male name?
Gavon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gavon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gavon Smith, Gavon Johnson, Gavon 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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