boy's name

Garvin

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 2,438

Ireland

#861

2008 births

Garvin is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1921, when 52 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1894.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Garvin over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Garvin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1900s 27
1910s 241
1920s 364
1930s 283
1940s 293
1950s 264
1960s 240
1970s 144
1980s 150
1990s 150
2000s 140
2010s 112
2020s (to 2024) 11

How popular is Garvin?

In 2024, Garvin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Garvin is used

Ireland #861 3 in 2008
Canada #3,118 5 in 2012
United States #12,277 6 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Garvin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Garvin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Garvin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Garvin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Garvin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Garvin

How popular is the name Garvin?

In 2024, Garvin was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Garvin a girl's or a boy's name?

Garvin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Garvin?

Garvin has 2 syllables.

When was Garvin most popular?

Garvin peaked in 1921, when 52 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.