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How popular is the name Gavin?
Births per year, rank history and how many Gavins are alive today.
Gavin (male), once a common boys' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 934th in 2025 with 33 given the name. The name peaked in 1984, when around 1,500 babies were given the name, the 55th most popular that year. It has declined since 1984; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak. Numbers have been rising in recent years. At least 32,000 babies have been named Gavin in England and Wales since 1964. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Gavin you are most likely to meet is around 42 years old. Half of all Gavins born in England and Wales are between 40 and 56, and there are at least 35,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly an 11% chance that at least one of them will be called Gavin.
How many babies are named Gavin each year?
Where does Gavin rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Gavin most popular?
Gavin peaked in 1984, when around 1,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Gavin?
At least 35,000 people named Gavin born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Gavin?
Most living Gavins are between 40 and 56; the most common age is about 42.
Is Gavin becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.