How popular is the baby name Gavin in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Gavin.
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On August 9, Gavin and Carrie Jones of Duncanville, Texas, welcomed a set of quints — three boys and two girls:
Let’s play a game. You’re given a chance to change one of the above names (first + middle combo). Which one do you change, and what do you replace it with?
Image: Ein Kinderfest (1868) by Ludwig Knaus
Which boy names saw the biggest increases in popularity from 2010 to 2011? How about the biggest decreases?
According to the numbers, Mason was the winner. (Same as last year, in fact.)
The loser? Jacob:
Last year’s loser, Joshua, was this year’s runner-up.
And here’s something confusing for you: boy names that decreased in usage but increased in rank include James, Gavin, Caleb, Luke, Charles, Brayden and Kaleb.
For the last few years, the SSA has re-ordered the top 500 (or so) baby names according to rank change.
Below I’ve done the same sort of analysis, but I changed two things. First, I focused on the number of babies instead of on rankings. Second, I looked at the entire list, not just the top 500.
And that’s why these lists and the SSA’s lists look so different. :)
The boy names that increased and decreased the most in terms of usage are below. The girl names were in the last post.
Biggest Increases, 2009 to 2010
Biggest Decreases, 2009 to 2010
As with the girl names, three of the above (Jacob, Ethan and Michael) were big winners/losers according to the numbers, but their rankings stayed the same.
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