Gavin

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Gavin is a given name of Scottish origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 188,526 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 188,131 as boys and 395 as girls. Gavin gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2007 and has since declined significantly. It is the #411 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,380
2023 1,523
2022 1,801
2021 2,215
2020 2,588
2019 3,017
2018 3,480
2017 4,159
2016 4,948
2015 5,798
2014 6,632
2013 7,437
2012 8,275
2011 9,033
2010 9,638
2009 10,754
2008 11,784
2007 11,889
2006 10,500
2005 9,357
2004 8,665
2003 8,784
2002 6,967
2001 5,272
2000 4,696
1999 3,671
1998 3,204
1997 2,763
1996 1,638
1995 1,193
1994 1,121
1993 951
1992 1,067
1991 854
1990 860
1989 629
1988 549
1987 637
1986 537
1985 522
1984 518
1983 690
1982 477
1981 492
1980 350
1979 317
1978 366
1977 308
1976 318
1975 261
1974 270
1973 232
1972 174
1971 218
1970 208
1969 223
1968 189
1967 173
1966 147
1965 161
1964 152
1963 159
1962 154
1961 114
1960 100
1959 57
1958 71
1957 37
1956 65
1955 61
1954 76
1953 42
1952 38
1951 30
1950 27
1949 25
1948 24
1947 28
1946 22
1945 12
1944 13
1943 6
1942 17
1941 17
1940 13
1939 10
1938 10
1937 15
1936 9
1935 14
1934 5
1933 13
1932 15
1931 13
1930 9
1929 7
1928 13
1927 13
1926 15
1925 14
1924 11
1923 12
1922 12
1921 15
1920 12
1919 16
1917 9
1915 9
1914 10
1913 5