boy's name
Gavyn
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,644
Gavyn is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 395 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Gavyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 380 |
| 2000s | 2,782 |
| 2010s | 1,945 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 227 |
How popular is Gavyn?
In 2025, Gavyn was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Gavyn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gavyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gavyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gavyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gavyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gavyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gavyn
How popular is the name Gavyn?
In 2025, Gavyn was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Gavyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Gavyn is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Gavyn most popular?
Gavyn peaked in 2008, when 395 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Gavyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gavyn currently ranks #2,802 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.