Masculine dossier · first seen 1894

Garvin

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Garvin
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1921

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1894Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

88.5%

2024

All-time

2,425

Garvin is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 52 boys were named Garvin.

In 2024, only 6 boys were given the name.

Down 88.5% from its peak.

All told, about 2,425 Americans have been named Garvin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1894.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1921

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