Cavon
An English name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from French.
Name Census estimates that about 195 living Americans carry the first name Cavon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Cavon today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cavon births was 2004 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cavon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
195
~ 1 in 1,757,715 Americans
Peak year
2004
19 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2021 SSA rank
#12,461
Tracked since 1990
Popularity
Cavon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cavon from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 105 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cavon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cavon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cavon
The name Cavon is derived from the Old French word "cavaine," which means "a cellar or underground chamber." Its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in France, where it was commonly used as a surname or a place name.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Cavon dates back to the 12th century, when it appeared in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a collection of medieval charters and documents from the Abbey of Saint-Père de Chartres in France. This suggests that the name may have been associated with individuals or families who lived near or worked in underground chambers or cellars.
While the name Cavon was not widely popular throughout history, there are a few notable figures who bore this name. One such individual was Cavon de Valenciennes, a 13th-century French trouvère (a composer and poet of secular songs and lyrics) who was active in the courts of Flanders and Hainaut.
Another historical figure with the name Cavon was Jean-Baptiste Cavon, a French painter born in 1689 in Aix-en-Provence. He is known for his religious paintings and portraits, many of which adorned churches and public buildings in southern France during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
In the 19th century, Cavon was the given name of a French writer and journalist, Cavon Delaville, who was born in 1821 in Paris. He wrote for several Parisian newspapers and published works on literature and history.
Moving into the 20th century, there was a French artist named Cavon Fernand, born in 1902 in Marseille. He was known for his landscape paintings and portraits, and his works were exhibited in various galleries throughout France.
Finally, one of the more recent notable individuals with the name Cavon was Cavon Walker, an American football player who played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs in the early 2000s.
While the name Cavon may not be widely used today, its historical roots and associations with underground chambers, art, literature, and athleticism make it a unique and intriguing name with a rich cultural heritage.
People
Cavon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cavon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cavon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cavon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 195 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cavon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,757,715 US residents.
Is Cavon a common name?
We classify Cavon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 198 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cavon most popular?
The single biggest year for Cavon was 2004, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cavon is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Cavon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cavon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.