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 | |
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| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
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| 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 2011
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#9 · 1 in 90
- West Virginia#11 · 1 in 85
- Iowa#11 · 1 in 105
- Minnesota#18 · 1 in 113
- Michigan#18 · 1 in 126
Best ever in a state: #3 in South Dakota, 2009.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #9 | 44 | 1 in 90 |
| Iowa | #11 | 144 | 1 in 105 |
| West Virginia | #11 | 100 | 1 in 85 |
| Michigan | #18 | 384 | 1 in 126 |
| Minnesota | #18 | 249 | 1 in 113 |
| Maine | #20 | 46 | 1 in 104 |
| Missouri | #22 | 237 | 1 in 137 |
| Wisconsin | #22 | 209 | 1 in 131 |
| Ohio | #23 | 440 | 1 in 136 |
| Nebraska | #24 | 69 | 1 in 142 |
| Pennsylvania | #24 | 485 | 1 in 126 |
| Indiana | #25 | 254 | 1 in 142 |
| Kentucky | #25 | 170 | 1 in 130 |
| Kansas | #27 | 108 | 1 in 148 |
| North Dakota | #28 | 30 | 1 in 119 |
| Delaware | #29 | 33 | 1 in 111 |
| New Hampshire | #30 | 46 | 1 in 107 |
| Utah | #32 | 125 | 1 in 171 |
| Arkansas | #33 | 90 | 1 in 161 |
| Louisiana | #33 | 135 | 1 in 176 |
| Nevada | #34 | 89 | 1 in 150 |
| Colorado | #35 | 153 | 1 in 177 |
| Vermont | #36 | 15 | 1 in 116 |
| Idaho | #37 | 52 | 1 in 157 |
| Rhode Island | #37 | 34 | 1 in 118 |
| Tennessee | #37 | 204 | 1 in 171 |
| Massachusetts | #39 | 199 | 1 in 151 |
| New Jersey | #39 | 236 | 1 in 180 |
| New York | #39 | 529 | 1 in 197 |
| Alaska | #40 | 23 | 1 in 148 |
| Virginia | #40 | 249 | 1 in 166 |
| Connecticut | #41 | 99 | 1 in 148 |
| Illinois | #41 | 367 | 1 in 185 |
| North Carolina | #41 | 270 | 1 in 188 |
| Maryland | #42 | 170 | 1 in 165 |
| Oregon | #43 | 92 | 1 in 198 |
| Washington | #44 | 172 | 1 in 209 |
| Florida | #49 | 404 | 1 in 228 |
| Oklahoma | #49 | 95 | 1 in 214 |
| Alabama | #50 | 113 | 1 in 203 |
| Georgia | #51 | 234 | 1 in 235 |
| Montana | #53 | 23 | 1 in 166 |
| Wyoming | #53 | 13 | 1 in 142 |
| Arizona | #56 | 156 | 1 in 235 |
| Hawaii | #57 | 21 | 1 in 229 |
| South Carolina | #59 | 92 | 1 in 229 |
| Mississippi | #63 | 57 | 1 in 244 |
| Texas | #64 | 618 | 1 in 283 |
| California | #66 | 796 | 1 in 289 |
| New Mexico | #78 | 34 | 1 in 281 |
| District of Columbia | #134 | 9 | 1 in 450 |
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 2011
Top girls' names in 2011
Top boys' names in 2011
More about 2011
girls
1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 103,474 of them was named Gavin, which outranked 63.7% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,855Zaydee18
- #6,855Zelie18
- #6,855Zetta18
- #7,118Gavin17
- #7,118Aariana17
- #7,118Aarohi17
- #7,118Abegail17
- #7,436Aanika16
- #7,436Aasha16
- #7,436Aashritha16
Tied with 317 names at #7,118; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 211 of them was named Gavin, which outranked 99.7% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.