Cavan
Cavan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cavan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cavan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cavan
The earliest SSA record of Cavan as a baby boy name dates back to 1969, when 8 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 77 newborns named Cavan — #1,874 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Cavan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cavan ranks #4,086 for baby boys with 26 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cavan
Cavan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cavan's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,772. Use the chart and map above to compare Cavan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.