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Gavyn vs Oliver

How Gavyn and Oliver compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.

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Gavyn

Male · Scottish

Meaning: White Hawk. From The Medieval Name Gawain. See Also Gwayne.

Oliver

Male · French

Meaning: Legend Name

US Popularity History — Side-by-Side

Annual US births named Gavyn (boys) vs Oliver (boys), from US Social Security Administration national records.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.

Quick Stats

Metric Gavyn Oliver
Peak year (most US births) 2008 — 390 boys 2024 — 15,343 boys
Peak rank #631 #3
Most recent rank (2014) #949 (223 births) #3 (14,939 births)
Total US births since 1880 3,909 212,737
Last 10 years (2005–2014) 3,048 142,959

Peak comparison takeaway

At its all-time peak, Oliver reached 15,343 US births in 2024 — 14,953 more than Gavyn's peak count.

Strongest States — Last 10 Years

States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name list.

Gavyn — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Kentucky #479 32
2 Kansas #494 34
3 Arkansas #495 18
4 Oklahoma #529 44
5 Wisconsin #556 58

Oliver — top 5 states

#StateAvg rankBirths
1 Oregon #1 2,043
2 Iowa #1 1,836
3 Utah #1 2,587
4 Idaho #1 1,137
5 Wisconsin #1 2,988

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Data & methodology

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →