How popular is the name Gavin?

Gavin ranks 190th among boys' names in US records, with 198,894 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 31,966.

Is Gavin a unisex name?

No. Gavin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2007, when 12,551 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Gavyn, Gaven, Gavan, Gavinn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#190 of boy names

Pronounced G AE1 V IH0 N (ARPABET)

Gavin is a boys' name, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 198,894 children — the 190th most common boys' name on record.

It is falling away, down 68% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2007, when 12,551 children were given it.

Four other spellings are counted in that total — Gavyn, Gaven, Gavan and one more — because they are pronounced identically.

2007Boys: 12,551Girls: 36

These spellings sound identical to Gavin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Gavin?: Gavin ranks 190th among boys' names in US records, with 198,894 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 31,966.
Is Gavin a unisex name?: No. Gavin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Gavin most popular?: 2007, when 12,551 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Gavin spelled?: Gavyn, Gaven, Gavan, Gavinn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.