Gaven first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1972. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2003, 282 babies received the name (ranked #687). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4932), with roughly 26 babies named Gaven each year. Gaven has been declining in recent years. In total, around 3,832 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.