Is Gavin a boy or girl name?
Gavin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,380 boys were named Gavin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 188,526 US babies named Gavin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #255
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Gavin since 1913
- 188,526
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 11,889 babies
Boys and girls named Gavin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 177 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 504 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,572 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,667 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 5,384 | 17 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 17,278 | 44 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 88,445 | 223 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 62,325 | 92 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 9,493 | 14 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,380 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,514 | #232 | 9 | #10,589 |
| 2022 | 1,796 | #206 | 5 | #16,129 |
| 2021 | 2,215 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2,588 | #142 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3,012 | #128 | 5 | #16,355 |
| 2018 | 3,473 | #111 | 7 | #12,926 |
| 2017 | 4,159 | #96 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4,943 | #80 | 5 | #17,131 |
| 2015 | 5,793 | #70 | 5 | #17,365 |
| 2014 | 6,622 | #61 | 10 | #10,412 |
| 2013 | 7,421 | #50 | 16 | #7,511 |
| 2012 | 8,260 | #40 | 15 | #7,961 |
| 2011 | 9,016 | #37 | 17 | #7,222 |
| 2010 | 9,626 | #38 | 12 | #9,421 |
| 2009 | 10,741 | #33 | 13 | #9,066 |
| 2008 | 11,751 | #30 | 33 | #4,576 |
| 2007 | 11,863 | #32 | 26 | #5,426 |
| 2006 | 10,479 | #38 | 21 | #6,208 |
| 2005 | 9,340 | #47 | 17 | #6,936 |
| 2004 | 8,610 | #52 | 55 | #2,897 |
| 2003 | 8,764 | #51 | 20 | #5,888 |
| 2002 | 6,951 | #61 | 16 | #6,813 |
| 2001 | 5,260 | #78 | 12 | #8,373 |
| 2000 | 4,686 | #85 | 10 | #9,409 |
| 1999 | 3,658 | #101 | 13 | #7,387 |
| 1998 | 3,195 | #116 | 9 | #9,547 |
| 1997 | 2,757 | #136 | 6 | #12,625 |
| 1996 | 1,633 | #192 | 5 | #14,250 |
| 1995 | 1,193 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 1,121 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 945 | #294 | 6 | #12,302 |
| 1992 | 1,067 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 849 | #302 | 5 | #13,887 |
| 1990 | 860 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 629 | #360 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 544 | #370 | 5 | #12,435 |
| 1987 | 630 | #327 | 7 | #9,100 |
| 1986 | 537 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 522 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 513 | #355 | 5 | #10,948 |
| 1983 | 690 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 477 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 492 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 350 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 317 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 366 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 303 | #461 | 5 | #10,118 |
| 1976 | 318 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 261 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 270 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 232 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 174 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 218 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 208 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 223 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 189 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 173 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 147 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 161 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 152 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 159 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 154 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 114 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 100 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 57 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 71 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 37 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 65 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 61 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 76 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 42 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 30 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 24 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,042 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,027 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,351 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,021 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,382 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,513 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 13 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,857 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,359 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,314 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,337 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,118 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,718 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,544 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,184 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 16 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,819 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,706 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,161 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,996 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Gavin reached #30 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #2,897 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Gavin
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.