Gavyn
Gavyn was the 4173rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 631st with 390 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,052 places. More babies were named Gavyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Gavin) Meaning disputed · Welsh, Scottish
- Rank in 2025
- #4,173 boys, down 1,819 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008390 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,339babies recorded
What does the name Gavyn mean?
Gavyn is a spelling of Gavin, pronounced the same way, so it shares Gavin's meaning and origin.
Gavin is the Scottish form of Gawain, King Arthur's nephew and the hero of the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Wiktionary says it survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking countries in the 1960s. DMNES calls the origin disputed, perhaps Old Welsh gwalch, 'hawk', and gwyn, 'white'; the Welsh form of the character's name is Gwalchmei. Wikipedia gives 'white hawk' along with a less likely 'God send'.
gwalch (Old Welsh, “hawk”)gwyn (Old Welsh, “white (proposed)”)
How sure is this? Disputed. DMNES calls the origin disputed; 'white hawk' is the leading suggestion.
Related names: Gawain, Gauvain, Gavyn, Gwalchmei.
See also: Welsh names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Gavin', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Gavin', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Gavin', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Gavyn popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 120 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,173 | 25 |
| 2020 | #2,354 | 57 |
| 2010 | #718 | 321 |
| 2000 | #1,041 | 139 |
| 1990 | #8,574 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gavyn, counting every spelling?
Gavyn is a spelling of Gavin, a name family that ranked #305 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,173 for Gavyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,150 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin | 1,125 | #303 | 8,038 |
| Gavyn | 25 | #4,173 | 170 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Gavyn?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gavyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gavyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gavyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gavyn?
About 5,200 people born in the US named Gavyn are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 14 and 22. That makes Gavyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gavyn by state
How common Gavyn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Gavyn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gavyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Gavyn
What does Gavyn mean?
The meaning of Gavin is disputed: DMNES calls the origin disputed; 'white hawk' is the leading suggestion.
How popular is the name Gavyn?
Gavyn was the 4173rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 631st with 390 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,052 places. More babies were named Gavyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Gavyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gavyn in the US.
Where is Gavyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gavyn was most common in Ohio (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.