Meaning and history
Irish name derived from cabhán, meaning "hollow," shared with County Cavan, whose name refers to the low-lying valley at its center. It is also used as an Anglicized form of Ó Caomháin, "descendant of the beloved one."
20062006: 59 births, rank #2,176
2007: 64 births, rank #2,117
2008: 77 births, rank #1,874
2009: 69 births, rank #2,010
2010: 53 births, rank #2,375
20112011: 52 births, rank #2,403
2012: 51 births, rank #2,448
2013: 69 births, rank #1,989
2014: 52 births, rank #2,429
2015: 43 births, rank #2,766
20162016: 44 births, rank #2,726
2017: 36 births, rank #3,193
2018: 31 births, rank #3,524
2019: 41 births, rank #2,943
2020: 28 births, rank #3,734
20212021: 33 births, rank #3,427
2022: 28 births, rank #3,879
2023: 30 births, rank #3,712
2024: 25 births, rank #4,200
20252025: 33 births, rank #3,450
In 2025, 33 babies were recorded with the name Cavan, ranking #3,450 among boys.