Is Gaven a boy or girl name?
Gaven was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,832 US babies named Gaven were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,519
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gaven since 1972
- 3,832
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 282 babies
Boys and girls named Gaven, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,519 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,650 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,420 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,445 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,187 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,933 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 36 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,707 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,369 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,240 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 80 | #1,799 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 121 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 162 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 179 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 221 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 223 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 196 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 258 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 265 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 282 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 243 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 195 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 189 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 152 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 106 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 93 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 68 | #1,486 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 55 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 44 | #1,907 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,273 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,113 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,378 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,600 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,154 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,782 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,898 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,276 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,650 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,369 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,072 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,489 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,242 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gaven reached #687 in 2003. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.