Names / Boy names
Cavanaugh
Current rank
#12,371
and easing
All-time peak
#8,857
in 2006
First recorded
2002
in U.S. data
Children named
59
since 2002
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #8,857 in 2006 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Cavanaugh enters U.S. records in 2002. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 59 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.