Gavin

Gavin

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Gavin is a Celtic male given name. It is the Scottish variation of the medieval Welsh name Gawain, meaning 'God send' or 'white hawk/falcon'. Sir Gawain is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table.

From Wikipedia

Gavin first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 176 babies (rank #186 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gavin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gavin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,252

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

176

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	176	#186
1997	131	#232
1998	123	#244
1999	85	#311
2000	62	#376
2001	56	#407
2002	74	#343
2003	50	#483
2004	55	#479
2005	55	#502
2006	42	#656
2007	50	#592
2008	46	#659
2009	30	#912
2010	33	#883
2011	35	#846
2012	31	#954
2013	33	#892
2014	31	#943
2015	28	#1,028
2016	26	#1,099

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

176

#186

1997

131

#232

1998

123

#244

1999

#311

2000

#376

2001

#407

2002

#343

2003

#483

2004

#479

2005

#502

2006

#656

2007

#592

2008

#659

2009

#912

2010

#883

2011

#846

2012

#954

2013

#892

2014

#943

2015

#1,028

2016

#1,099

Meaning

Numerology of Gavin

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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