How Many People Are Named Gavin Nicholson?
There are approximately 34 people named Gavin Nicholson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Gavin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nicholson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
34
1 in 10,081,010 Americans
Combination Rarity
Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Gavin: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Gavin. The peak year was 2007 with 11,889 births. The average person named Gavin today is 19 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Gavin
In the 2020 Census, the first name Gavin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.03%) and Two or More Races (5.77%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Gavin in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Gavin rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Nicholson Surname
The surname Nicholson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Nicholson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Gavin" has an estimated frequency of 0.0541% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Nicholson" appears at a rate of 18.57 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Gavin are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 34 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Gavin Nicholson: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Gavin Nicholson?
We estimate approximately 34 people named Gavin Nicholson are alive in the United States today. The first name Gavin is shared by 185,415 Americans, and the surname Nicholson is shared by 63,650.
How rare is the name Gavin Nicholson?
This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,081,010 Americans. The first name Gavin is common and the surname Nicholson is uncommon.
Is Gavin a male or female name?
Gavin is predominantly male, with 99.8% of bearers being male and 0.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 2007 and the average bearer today is 19 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Gavin?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Gavin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.83%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (9.03%) and Two or More Races (5.77%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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