Cavan first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1969. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2008, 77 babies received the name (ranked #1877). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3419), with roughly 34 babies named Cavan each year. Cavan has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,681 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.