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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Garvin

Garvin was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 816th; the most babies were born in 1921 (52). More babies were named Garvin in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192152 babies
Total since 1880
2,424babies recorded

Garvin popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#6,47613
2000#4,87115
1990#3,21719
1980#2,87216
1970#2,01920
1960#1,49629
1950#1,62821
1940#1,09736
1930#1,17936
1920#1,00647
1910#1,07110
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Garvin, counting every spelling?

Garvin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Garvin?

About 1,200 people born in the US named Garvin are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 29 and 69. That makes Garvin mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Garvin by state

How common Garvin was among boys born in each state in 1919–1923, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.8×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesSC0.11District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesOK0.19Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesTX0.06Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Garvin, boys, 1919–1923. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Garvin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Garvin, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Garvin

How popular is the name Garvin?

Garvin was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 816th; the most babies were born in 1921 (52). More babies were named Garvin in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Garvin a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Garvin in the US.

Where was Garvin most popular?

In 1919–1923, Garvin was most common in Oklahoma (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Texas.