Cavan Boy
How popular is Cavan?
#3,449 boy name in 2025
33 baby boys were named Cavan in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
Cavan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,449 for boys (▲ 748 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,765 in 2015, #3,731 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (77 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,769 in 2002 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cavan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kayvon family of names ranked #899 for boys in 2025 (#906 the year before), with 239 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kayvon | 47 | 20% |
| Kavin | 27 | 11% |
| Kavon | 35 | 15% |
| Cavan | 33 | 14% |
| Kaven | 23 | 10% |
| Kavan | 7 | 3% |
| Cavin | 8 | 3% |
| Kayven | 19 | 8% |
| Kaivon | 11 | 5% |
| Kaiven | 11 | 5% |
| Caven | 7 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cavan is most popular
Babies named Cavan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Cavan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1970s | 77 | #3,069 |
| 1980s | 155 | #2,203 |
| 1990s | 240 | #2,459 |
| 2000s | 585 | #1,769 |
| 2010s | 472 | #1,988 |
| 2020s | 177 | #3,424 |
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Questions
- Is Cavan a boy or girl name?
- Cavan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cavan were boys.
- How popular is the name Cavan?
- 33 baby boys were named Cavan in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
- When was Cavan most popular?
- Cavan peaked in 2008, when 77 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,769 in 2002.
- How many people are named Cavan?
- 1,714 babies have been named Cavan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,678 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Cavan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cavan was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.