Garvan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Garvan: Recorded since 1966, with a gap of 12 years, it reached #193 in 1973, and it was last ranked in 2008.

1registrar recorded it
22times a registrar ranked it
43years from first to last
#193highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Garvan's record

Absent from every published list for 12 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1966–2008

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1966	#229
1967	#245
1970	#206
1972	#203
1973	#193
1974	#272
1975	#265
1976	#316
1977	#234
1978	#326
1979	#257
1980	#264
1981	#322
1982	#330
1984	#274
1987	#272
1988	#271
1990	#323
1991	#263
2004	#506
2007	#629
2008	#698

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 22 of the 43 years from 1966 to 2008.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1966–2008 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #229 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 recorded1966–2008
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1966–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Garvan 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 Garvan in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	8	2 of 10	4
1970sbusiest	59	9 of 10	7
1980s	23	6 of 10	4
1990s	8	2 of 10	4
2000s	9	3 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 9 years of it this list covers, averaging 7 births a year.

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

Garvan appears in

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

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #193 in Republic of Ireland in 1973.

Garvan'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
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#629	3	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#506	3	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#263	5	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#323	3	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	4	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#272	4	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#274	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#330	3	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#322	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#264	5	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	6	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#326	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#234	7	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#316	3	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#265	5	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#272	5	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#193	12	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	10	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#206	8	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#245	4	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#229	4	High	Verified

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 1 registrar between 1966 and 2008, ranked in 22 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #193, first reached in 1973.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1973.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 12 years.

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.

Garry · #15, 71y
Garth · #240, 15y
Gary · #8, 73y
Gaspard · #2027, 16y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, 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.

Elfrid · #193, 18y
Frans · #193, 26y
Gordan · #194, 18y
Emmeli · #195, 22y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Marlen · #193, 47y
Milena · #193, 55y
Finnian · #192, 44y
Frederik · #192, 55y

Garvan was ranked #193 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.

Garvan 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 Garvan without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Garvan

Hugo Compare
In 2003 they stood at #263 and #288 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2004 that had become #506 and #226.
Mohammed Compare
In 2003 they stood at #263 and #324 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2004 that had become #506 and #244.
Kristian Compare
In 2003 they stood at #263 and #324 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2004 that had become #506 and #283.
Tony Compare
In 1977 they stood at #234 and #253 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1978 that had become #326 and #198.

Moved the opposite way to Garvan

Aaron Compare
Between 1966 and 2008 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garvan went from #229 to #698 while Aaron went from #171 to #12.
Adam Compare
Between 1966 and 2008 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garvan went from #229 to #698 while Adam went from #229 to #7.
Alexander Compare
Between 1966 and 2008 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garvan went from #229 to #698 while Alexander went from #114 to #45.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1966 and 2008 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garvan went from #229 to #698 while Benjamin went from #185 to #63.

Moved the same way as Garvan

Adrian Compare
Between 1966 and 2008 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garvan went from #229 to #698 and Adrian from #80 to #141.
Alan Compare
Between 1966 and 2008 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garvan went from #229 to #698 and Alan from #23 to #73.
Alfred Compare
Between 1966 and 2008 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garvan went from #229 to #698 and Alfred from #159 to #368.
Anthony Compare
Between 1966 and 2008 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Garvan went from #229 to #698 and Anthony from #12 to #80.

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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.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1966 to 2008. Highest recorded position: #193 in Republic of Ireland in 1973. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Garvan

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Popularity journey

Garvan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Garvan at a glance

What stands out in Garvan's record

Garvan by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Garvan

Garvan and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Garvan

Moved the opposite way to Garvan

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