Gavin
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #10,312 · #303 for boys in 2025, 1,125 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2008 · 11,752 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 189,270since 1913
Gavin over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #303 | 1,125 | |
| 2024 | — | #255 | 1,384 | |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #232 | 1,515 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #206 | 1,798 |
| 2021 | — | #174 | 2,216 | |
| 2020 | — | #142 | 2,589 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #128 | 3,013 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #111 | 3,475 |
| 2017 | — | #96 | 4,159 | |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #80 | 4,944 |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #70 | 5,794 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #61 | 6,622 |
| 2013 | #7,372 | 16 | #50 | 7,422 |
| 2012 | #7,804 | 15 | #40 | 8,260 |
| 2011 | #7,118 | 17 | #37 | 9,016 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #38 | 9,626 |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | #33 | 10,742 |
| 2008 | #4,550 | 33 | #30 | 11,752 |
| 2007 | #5,377 | 26 | #32 | 11,863 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | #38 | 10,479 |
| 2005 | #6,820 | 17 | #47 | 9,340 |
| 2004 | #2,889 | 55 | #52 | 8,610 |
| 2003 | #5,795 | 20 | #51 | 8,764 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | #61 | 6,951 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | #78 | 5,260 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #85 | 4,686 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #101 | 3,659 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #116 | 3,195 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #136 | 2,758 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #192 | 1,633 |
| 1995 | — | #242 | 1,193 | |
| 1994 | — | #257 | 1,121 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #294 | 945 |
| 1992 | — | #266 | 1,067 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #302 | 849 |
| 1990 | — | #294 | 860 | |
| 1989 | — | #360 | 629 | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | #370 | 544 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #326 | 630 |
| 1986 | — | #355 | 535 | |
| 1985 | — | #352 | 522 | |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #355 | 513 |
| 1983 | — | #291 | 690 | |
| 1982 | — | #368 | 477 | |
| 1981 | — | #358 | 492 | |
| 1980 | — | #443 | 350 | |
| 1979 | — | #459 | 317 | |
| 1978 | — | #403 | 366 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #460 | 303 |
| 1976 | — | #438 | 317 | |
| 1975 | — | #493 | 261 | |
| 1974 | — | #485 | 270 | |
| 1973 | — | #513 | 232 | |
| 1972 | — | #603 | 174 | |
| 1971 | — | #546 | 218 | |
| 1970 | — | #563 | 207 | |
| 1969 | — | #523 | 223 | |
| 1968 | — | #548 | 189 | |
| 1967 | — | #571 | 173 | |
| 1966 | — | #614 | 147 | |
| 1965 | — | #599 | 161 | |
| 1964 | — | #629 | 152 | |
| 1963 | — | #616 | 159 | |
| 1962 | — | #624 | 154 | |
| 1961 | — | #720 | 113 | |
| 1960 | — | #764 | 100 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,019 | 57 | |
| 1958 | — | #892 | 71 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,278 | 37 | |
| 1956 | — | #924 | 65 | |
| 1955 | — | #957 | 61 | |
| 1954 | — | #829 | 76 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,139 | 42 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,195 | 38 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,344 | 30 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,395 | 27 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,462 | 25 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,487 | 24 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,394 | 28 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,509 | 22 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,988 | 13 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,730 | 17 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,685 | 17 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,983 | 13 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,326 | 10 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,828 | 15 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,929 | 14 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,679 | 5 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,781 | 9 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,247 | 7 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,298 | 13 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,074 | 15 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,152 | 15 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,459 | 12 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,973 | 16 | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Gavin! It came in at #2,821, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1916, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Gavin is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#80 · 1 in 355
- Utah#133 · 1 in 792
- Alaska#167 · 1 in 889
- Oregon#172 · 1 in 1,267
- Nevada#175 · 1 in 1,131
Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #80 | 19 | 1 in 355 |
| Utah | #133 | 20 | 1 in 792 |
| Alaska | #167 | 5 | 1 in 889 |
| Oregon | #172 | 14 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Nevada | #175 | 6 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Kansas | #188 | 12 | 1 in 1,378 |
| Washington | #197 | 21 | 1 in 1,510 |
| Iowa | #206 | 9 | 1 in 1,967 |
| Missouri | #231 | 17 | 1 in 2,102 |
| New Mexico | #236 | 9 | 1 in 1,265 |
| Maryland | #254 | 13 | 1 in 2,239 |
| Wisconsin | #258 | 11 | 1 in 2,945 |
| Tennessee | #259 | 14 | 1 in 2,302 |
| Connecticut | #261 | 8 | 1 in 2,670 |
| Michigan | #263 | 25 | 1 in 2,585 |
| District of Columbia | #264 | 5 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Pennsylvania | #267 | 27 | 1 in 2,874 |
| Minnesota | #279 | 8 | 1 in 3,811 |
| Arizona | #287 | 13 | 1 in 2,183 |
| Alabama | #291 | 11 | 1 in 2,302 |
| Arkansas | #291 | 6 | 1 in 2,493 |
| Kentucky | #304 | 7 | 1 in 3,412 |
| Georgia | #306 | 18 | 1 in 2,531 |
| Ohio | #309 | 19 | 1 in 4,015 |
| Indiana | #316 | 10 | 1 in 3,693 |
| Colorado | #318 | 8 | 1 in 3,071 |
| California | #319 | 92 | 1 in 2,595 |
| Louisiana | #324 | 15 | 1 in 2,144 |
| New York | #325 | 45 | 1 in 2,792 |
| South Carolina | #356 | 7 | 1 in 3,062 |
| Oklahoma | #365 | 6 | 1 in 3,464 |
| Virginia | #366 | 10 | 1 in 3,943 |
| North Carolina | #385 | 10 | 1 in 4,152 |
| Mississippi | #406 | 5 | 1 in 3,274 |
| Florida | #425 | 19 | 1 in 4,186 |
| Illinois | #430 | 19 | 1 in 4,300 |
| New Jersey | #444 | 9 | 1 in 5,546 |
| Texas | #520 | 27 | 1 in 5,312 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Gavin
- 48 spots since 2024 (#255 → #303)
- 161 spots since 2020 (#142 → #303)
- 233 spots since 2015 (#70 → #303)
- Biggest jump: 386 spots in 1958 (#1,278 → #892)
- Biggest drop: 354 spots in 1957 (#924 → #1,278)
- Debuted 1913
- Peaked 2008 at #30 (11,752 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 2000–2017
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1960–2025
- Highest: 1 in 174 boys born in 2008 were named Gavin (0.58%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,518 boys born in 2025 (0.07%)
- 46.7% of all boys named Gavin (88,447) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 49 | #1,973 (1919) | #2,450 |
| 1920s | 124 | #2,074 (1926) | #2,427 |
| 1930s | 113 | #1,828 (1937) | #2,330 |
| 1940s | 177 | #1,394 (1947) | #1,848 |
| 1950s | 504 | #829 (1954) | #1,097 |
| 1960s | 1,571 | #523 (1969) | #621 |
| 1970s | 2,665 | #403 (1978) | #496 |
| 1980s | 5,382 | #291 (1983) | #358 |
| 1990s | 17,280 | #101 (1999) | #220 |
| 2000s | 88,447 | #30 (2008) | #51 |
| 2010s | 62,331 | #37 (2011) | #71 |
| 2020s | 10,627 | #142 (2020) | #219 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Gavin in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 248,376 of them was named Gavin, which outranked 33.8% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,987Yumiko8
- #7,987Zaynab8
- #7,987Zully8
- #8,778Gavin7
- #8,778Aarti7
- #8,778Aasha7
- #8,778Abilene7
- #9,825Abbigayle6
- #9,825Abibail6
- #9,825Abiola6
Tied with 1,046 names at #8,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 2,963 of them was named Gavin, which outranked 96.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).