Gavon
Gavon Nicaughter Brown is a Jamaican cricketer who has played for the Jamaican national side in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler.
Meaning & Origin of Gavon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gavon Nicaughter Brown is a Jamaican cricketer who has played for the Jamaican national side in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler.
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The Story of Gavon
Gavon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1987, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 38 Gavons were born — ranking #2,620 that year. As of 2026, Gavon ranks #8,889 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 429 Gavons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Gavon
Gavon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 429 births in the dataset. Gavon's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #2,620. Use the chart and map above to compare Gavon'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 .
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