Gavan

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Gavan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Gavan: Recorded since 1966, it reached #182 in 1973, and it was last ranked in 2006.

2registrars recorded it
32times a registrar ranked it
41years from first to last
#182highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Region

Trend unknown

among boys in England and Wales · 2005

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#2754

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 31 of the 41 years from 1966 to 2006.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1966–2006 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #199 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2006
Highest recorded position: #182 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1966–2006).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #596 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2006.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Gavan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Gavan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	20	4 of 10	5
1970sbusiest	81	10 of 10	8
1980s	45	8 of 10	6
1990s	36	8 of 10	5
2000s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Gavan appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1966 to 2006. Highest recorded position: #182 in Republic of Ireland in 1973.

Gavan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#596	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	4	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#280	5	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#342	3	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#275	5	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#298	4	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	3	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#229	7	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	5	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#235	6	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#249	5	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	4	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#218	7	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#234	6	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#246	6	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#252	6	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	6	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#255	5	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#253	6	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#211	10	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#225	8	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#227	8	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#182	14	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	10	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#204	9	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	5	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#246	5	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#222	5	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#199	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1966 and 2006, ranked in 32 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #182, first reached in 1973.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 14 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1973.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2005, and 39 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Gerrard · #181, 37y
Iwona · #181, 36y
Imre · #179, 31y
Dearbhail · #174, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Alastair · #182, 43y
Darius · #182, 58y
Cecil · #181, 38y
Conrad · #181, 45y

Gavan was ranked #182 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1973. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Gavan and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Gavan without appearing here.

Gavan moved ahead of

Ronald Compare
In 1992 they stood at #324 and #324 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1993 that had become #275 and #339.
Florence Compare
In 1983 they stood at #246 and #246 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1984 that had become #234 and #274.

Moved ahead of Gavan

Muhammad Compare
In 2005 they stood at #330 and #379 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2006 that had become #596 and #196.
Jesse Compare
In 1990 they stood at #229 and #245 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1991 that had become #324 and #179.
Tom Compare
In 1990 they stood at #229 and #256 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1991 that had become #324 and #179.
Cameron Compare
In 1993 they stood at #275 and #339 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1994 that had become #342 and #208.

Moved the opposite way to Gavan

Aaron Compare
Between 1966 and 2006 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gavan went from #199 to #596 while Aaron went from #171 to #11.
Adam Compare
Between 1966 and 2006 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gavan went from #199 to #596 while Adam went from #229 to #4.
Alexander Compare
Between 1966 and 2006 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gavan went from #199 to #596 while Alexander went from #114 to #56.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1966 and 2006 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gavan went from #199 to #596 while Benjamin went from #185 to #68.

Moved the same way as Gavan

Adrian Compare
Between 1966 and 2006 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gavan went from #199 to #596 and Adrian from #80 to #153.
Alan Compare
Between 1966 and 2006 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gavan went from #199 to #596 and Alan from #23 to #80.
Alfred Compare
Between 1966 and 2006 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gavan went from #199 to #596 and Alfred from #159 to #596.
Anthony Compare
Between 1966 and 2006 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Gavan went from #199 to #596 and Anthony from #12 to #70.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1966 to 2006. Highest recorded position: #182 in Republic of Ireland in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

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Gavan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Gavan at a glance

Gavan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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