Gavan is a rare variant of Gavin that peaked in 2003 and has since faded.
Gavan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,657 for boy births in the United States (and #26,047 across all names), given to 5 babies. Gavan was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2003 (80 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #12,657 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #12,935 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #12,987 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #9,907 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,382 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | #11,222 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #7,300 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,265 |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | #6,419 |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #3,937 |
| 2011 | 38 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | #2,753 |
| 2009 | 70 | 70 | #1,994 |
| 2008 | 53 | 53 | #2,415 |
| 2007 | 67 | 67 | #2,056 |
| 2006 | 43 | 43 | #2,711 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | #2,343 |
| 2004 | 60 | 60 | #2,000 |
| 2003 | 80 | 80 | #1,583 |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | #2,267 |
| 2001 | 36 | 36 | #2,640 |
| 2000 | 48 | 48 | #2,099 |
| 1999 | 33 | 33 | #2,637 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #3,627 |
| 1997 | 29 | — | #2,694 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #3,731 |
| 1995 | 16 | — | #3,931 |
| 1994 | 15 | — | #4,165 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | #4,538 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,370 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #6,776 |
| 1990 | 14 | — | #4,046 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,460 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,699 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,126 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,162 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #6,694 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,614 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #5,126 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,133 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #4,980 |