Given name & surname
Cavin
“a handsome man”
Cavin is a variant of Cavan. One interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cavin is a variant of Cavan. One interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cavin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,371
- 1,371 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,061 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,061 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 48.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 56 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,236 as a first name in 2020; 3,038 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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