Meaning and history
Medieval form of Gawain, which died out in England but was reintroduced from Scotland in the 20th century.
20062006: 10,479 births, rank #38
2007: 11,863 births, rank #32
2008: 11,752 births, rank #30
2009: 10,742 births, rank #33
2010: 9,626 births, rank #38
20112011: 9,016 births, rank #37
2012: 8,260 births, rank #40
2013: 7,422 births, rank #50
2014: 6,622 births, rank #61
2015: 5,794 births, rank #70
20162016: 4,944 births, rank #80
2017: 4,159 births, rank #96
2018: 3,475 births, rank #111
2019: 3,013 births, rank #128
2020: 2,589 births, rank #142
20212021: 2,216 births, rank #174
2022: 1,798 births, rank #206
2023: 1,515 births, rank #232
2024: 1,384 births, rank #255
20252025: 1,125 births, rank #303
Gavin moved from #255 to #303 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2007, with 11,863 births.