Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- White hawk
- Scottish
- Welsh
Syllables
2
Themes
- Exotic
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Gavin
Pronunciation
g(a)-vin
Famous People
Musician Gavin DeGraw, British musician/actor Gavin Rossdale, Actor Gavin MacLeod, Politician Gavin Newsom
Celebrity Babies
Son of HGTV interior designer Vern Yip; Son of Victoria's Secret model Marissa Miller
More about the name
Gavin is a Celtic male given name. It is the Scottish variation of the medieval Welsh name Gawain, meaning 'God send' or 'white hawk/falcon'. Sir Gawain is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #32, 11,853 births); most recent 2025 (rank #303, 1,125 births)
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #2885, 55 births); most recent 2023 (rank #10293, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,125 | – |
| 2024 | 1,380 | – |
| 2023 | 1,514 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1,796 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2,215 | – |
| 2020 | 2,588 | – |
| 2019 | 3,012 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3,473 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4,159 | – |
| 2016 | 4,943 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #185, 176 births); most recent 2025 (rank #934, 33 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #1050, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #33, 299 births); most recent 2025 (rank #336, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 19 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2016 | 27 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1977 (rank #31, 329 births); most recent 2025 (rank #495, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #66, 45 births); most recent 2020 (rank #270, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #25, 122 births); most recent 2023 (rank #128, 27 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2017 | 58 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2015 | 66 |
| 2014 | 72 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence