Gavon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GAV-in
- Origin
- Welsh
Gavon is a boys' name of Welsh origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Gavon 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 Gavon a girl's or a boy's name?
Gavon is a boys' name.
How popular is Gavon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Gavon in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Gavon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,616 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
Nicknames for Gavon
- Gav
Names like Gavon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brayden, Aiden, Kayden, Deacon, Keegan, Cannon, Declan, Ronan, Gannon, Dylan, Kian, Brody
Names related to Gavon
More Welsh names
Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred, Meredith, Brynn
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, “Gavon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/gavon, updated 20 October 2026.