Gavinn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GAV-in
- Origin
- Welsh
Gavinn is a boys' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gavinn mean?
Welsh: spelling of Gavin; medieval form of Gawain, probably of Welsh origin
Medieval form of Gawain, the Arthurian knight of the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Meaning borrowed from Gavin. More on Wiktionary.
Is Gavinn a girl's or a boy's name?
Gavinn is a boys' name.
How popular is Gavinn in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Gavinn in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gavinn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Nicknames for Gavinn
- Gav
Names like Gavinn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Aiden, Kayden, Finn, Keegan, Declan, Ronan, Deacon, Finnegan, Raiden, Cannon, Kian
Names related to Gavinn
Giovanni, Gavin, Giovanny, Gavyn, Gavino, Gaven, Givanni, Gavan
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Gavinn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gavinn, updated 20 October 2026.