How Many People Are Named Gavin?
people named Gavin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,837 people in the US has this name
Based on 189,665 babies named Gavin in Social Security records from 1913 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,889 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval form of GAWAIN. Though it died out in England, it was reintroduced from Scotland in the 20th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Gavin (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gavin alive today is about 18 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gavin first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 2007, to 11,889 babies. In 2025, 1,125 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Gavin never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #30, in 2008, and it was in the top 100 for 18 years, 2000 to 2017. In 2025 it ranked #303.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #303 |
| Best rank | #30 (2008) |
| Years in the top 100 | 18 (2000 to 2017) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #51 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Gavin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gavin were born in California than in any other state: about 17,421 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gavin was given 1.8 times as often in North Dakota, 1.8 times in South Dakota and 1.7 times in Maine.
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