Gavin
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Gavin
Gavin, a name with Scottish roots, has stepped into the spotlight, replacing the dated Kevin, thanks in part to pop-rock sensation Gavin DeGraw and Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale.
Gavin also has made literary appearances in J.M. Barrie's The Little Minister and in William Faulkner's Snopes family trilogy. In the form Gawain, he was one of the Knights of King Arthur's Round Table.
Gavin entered the ranks in the 1950's and climbed as high as Number 30, in 2008, before dropping a bit on the charts.
Gavin is also given to girls.
Pronounced GAV-in.
As of October 2026, Gavin ranked #303 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #30 in 2008, Nameberry popularity #231.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #61 | 6,622 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #70 | 5,793 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #80 | 4,943 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #96 | 4,159 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #111 | 3,473 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #128 | 3,012 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #142 | 2,588 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #174 | 2,215 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #206 | 1,796 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #232 | 1,514 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #255 | 1,380 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #303 | 1,125 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Gavin on lists
Famous Gavins
- Gavin Shane DeGrawBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Gavin McGregor RossdaleBoy
English lead singer of band Bush
- Gavin Christopher FloydBoy
American baseball player
- Gavin MacLeod (born Allan George See)Boy
American actor
- Gavin Christopher NewsomBoy
American politician; 48th lieutenant governor of California
- Gavin HoodBoy
South African film director
- Gavin FreeBoy
English filmmaker of RoosterTeeth; creator of "Slow Mo Guys"
- Gavin ReesBoy
Welsh boxer
- Gavin TurkBoy
British artist
- Gavin de BeckerBoy
American author and security specialist
- Gavin JamesBoy
singer songwriter
- GavinBoy
child vine star and living meme
- Gavin Shay ButlerBoy
1st child of American family vlogger Shay Carl (Shaytards YouTube channel)
- Gavin Blaze Gareis Ghassemieh (b. 2010)Boy
son of actress Jennifer Gareis and Bobby Ghassemieh
- Gavin Lee Guess (b. 2012)Boy
son of supermodel Marisa Miller and Griffin Guess
- Gavin BottgerBoy
American skateboarder
- Gavin LeatherwoodBoy
American actor
- Gavin MagnusBoy
American influencer
Gavin in pop culture
- GavinBoy
character in the De Granville trilogy by K.M. Grant
- Gavin DarklighterBoy
character in the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron books
- Gavin "Spinner" MasonBoy
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Gavin ReedBoy
character in video game "Detroit: Become Human"
- Gavin RansomBoy
character in movie "The Californians"
- Gavin RoseBoy
character in the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull
- Gavin ShipmanBoy
character on British TV series "Gavin & Stacey"
- GavinBoy
bratty kid on TV's "The Simpsons"