NameTides

Cavan

Cavan was the #3,450 boys' name in the US in 2025 (33 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales.

Cavan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Cavan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Cavan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,450 (33)#2,440 (9)——
2024#4,200 (25)#2,922 (7)—#2,439 (7)
2023#3,712 (30)#2,814 (7)—#1,947 (9)
2022#3,879 (28)#4,790 (3)—#2,493 (6)
2021#3,427 (33)#1,984 (11)—#1,277 (16)
2020#3,734 (28)#2,960 (6)—#2,013 (8)
2019#2,943 (41)——#2,189 (7)
2018#3,524 (31)#3,011 (6)——
2017#3,193 (36)#2,512 (8)——
2016#2,726 (44)#1,903 (12)#707 (3)—
2015#2,766 (43)#2,020 (11)——
2014#2,429 (52)#1,819 (12)—#2,371 (6)
2013#1,989 (69)#1,617 (14)—#2,086 (7)
2012#2,448 (51)#1,852 (12)—#2,368 (6)
2011#2,403 (52)#1,447 (16)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2008 at #1,874.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 53,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 53,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Cavan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 59,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 46,000 to 1 in 75,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cavan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Cavan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CavanCanadaBoys—too few
CavanEngland & WalesBoys#2,4409
CavanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
CavanScotlandBoys—too few
CavanUSBoys#3,45033