How Many People Are Named Gawain?
people named Gawain are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,117,889 people in the US has this name
Based on 90 babies named Gawain in Social Security records from 1948 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
10 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning uncertain, from the Latin form Walganus used by the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth. This was the name of a nephew of King Arthur and one of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He can be identified with the earlier Welsh hero Gwalchmei, and it is likely that the name derives from GWALCHMEI. Alternatively it may have a different Celtic or even a Germanic origin. Gawain was a popular hero in medieval stories such as the 14th-century romantic poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Gawain in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Gawain alive today is about 33 years old, and 57% are under 30.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Gawain first appears in the records in 1948 and was given most often in 1974, to 10 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1948 to 2025
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