Cavan is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2008 and has grown less common since.
Cavan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,456 for boy births in the United States (and #7,447 across all names), given to 33 babies. Cavan first appears in 1969 and peaked in 2008 (77 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | #3,456 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | #4,219 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | #3,726 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | #3,901 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | #3,434 |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | #3,741 |
| 2019 | 41 | 41 | #2,951 |
| 2018 | 31 | 31 | #3,547 |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 | #3,200 |
| 2016 | 44 | 44 | #2,732 |
| 2015 | 43 | 43 | #2,774 |
| 2014 | 52 | 52 | #2,434 |
| 2013 | 69 | 69 | #1,993 |
| 2012 | 51 | 51 | #2,457 |
| 2011 | 52 | 52 | #2,409 |
| 2010 | 53 | 53 | #2,379 |
| 2009 | 69 | 69 | #2,013 |
| 2008 | 77 | 77 | #1,877 |
| 2007 | 64 | 64 | #2,121 |
| 2006 | 59 | 59 | #2,185 |
| 2005 | 71 | 71 | #1,817 |
| 2004 | 45 | 45 | #2,459 |
| 2003 | 60 | 60 | #1,940 |
| 2002 | 65 | 65 | #1,773 |
| 2001 | 41 | 41 | #2,390 |
| 2000 | 34 | 34 | #2,682 |
| 1999 | 36 | 36 | #2,469 |
| 1998 | 33 | 33 | #2,562 |
| 1997 | 32 | — | #2,504 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #3,847 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #4,311 |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #2,697 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #3,257 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #2,543 |
| 1991 | 12 | — | #4,524 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #2,971 |
| 1989 | 18 | — | #3,224 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #3,736 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #3,364 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | #2,523 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #3,438 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | #2,841 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #2,937 |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #3,313 |
| 1981 | 23 | — | #2,210 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #4,187 |
| 1979 | 11 | — | #3,599 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | #3,088 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #3,416 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,001 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #3,163 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | #4,031 |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #3,403 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #3,901 |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #3,350 |