Boy or Girl

Is Garvin a boy or girl name?

Garvin was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,425 US babies named Garvin were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#11,338
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Garvin since 1894
2,425
Most popular year
1921
52 babies
Babies named Garvin each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Garvin from 1894 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0153045601900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Garvin, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1890s500%
1900s2700%
1910s24100%
1920s36400%
1930s28300%
1940s29400%
1950s26400%
1960s24000%
1970s14400%
1980s15000%
1990s15000%
2000s14000%
2010s11200%
2020s1100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20246#11,3380–
20230–0–
20225#12,9780–
20210–0–
20200–0–
201910#7,8220–
20186#11,2310–
20178#9,1190–
20165#12,8490–
201513#6,4520–
201412#6,7720–
201314#6,0210–
201217#5,3250–
201114#6,0470–
201013#6,4760–
20096#11,4600–
200814#6,1790–
200715#5,7390–
200619#4,7450–
20059#7,8560–
200410#7,1590–
200320#4,1680–
200216#4,7750–
200116#4,7500–
200015#4,8700–
199918#4,0490–
199812#5,2490–
199716#4,1180–
19968#6,7090–
199513#4,6110–
199413#4,6180–
199318#3,5490–
199220#3,2600–
199113#4,3130–
199019#3,2170–
198915#3,6870–
198817#3,1230–
198710#4,3600–
198617#2,9280–
198510#4,1520–
198413#3,3410–
198317#2,7090–
198214#3,1740–
198121#2,3700–
198016#2,8720–
19796#5,5980–
197814#2,9730–
197719#2,3950–
197610#3,5700–
197511#3,3110–
197417#2,3920–
197313#2,7660–
197214#2,5800–
197120#2,0800–
197020#2,0190–
196930#1,4770–
196825#1,5950–
196720#1,7780–
196619#1,7770–
196514#2,2080–
196420#1,8180–
196322#1,7140–
196235#1,3210–
196126#1,5810–
196029#1,4970–
195927#1,5310–
195818#1,9190–
195725#1,5960–
195635#1,3070–
195518#1,8670–
195427#1,4760–
195328#1,4390–
195234#1,2770–
195131#1,3350–
195021#1,6280–
194921#1,6360–
194837#1,1780–
194734#1,2630–
194629#1,3100–
194528#1,2530–
194425#1,3470–
194323#1,4730–
194233#1,2210–
194128#1,2620–
194036#1,0970–
193925#1,3350–
193828#1,2560–
193731#1,1930–
193633#1,1500–
193521#1,5130–
193433#1,1550–
193323#1,4230–
193234#1,1620–
193119#1,6600–
193036#1,1790–
192928#1,3510–
192830#1,3350–
192732#1,3050–
192631#1,3080–
192537#1,1720–
192432#1,3030–
192337#1,1820–
192238#1,1680–
192152#9760–
192047#1,0060–
191943#1,0400–
191835#1,1830–
191731#1,2270–
191626#1,3530–
191533#1,1300–
191426#1,1400–
191319#1,1850–
191210#1,6660–
19118#1,3230–
191010#1,0710–
19096#1,3480–
19085#1,4660–
19077#1,1360–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19029#8160–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18950–0–
18945#1,1470–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Garvin reached #816 in 1902. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Garvin

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.