Gavin

Celtic
"white hawk"

Gavin Origin and Meaning

The name Gavin is a boy's name of Celtic origin meaning "white hawk".

Gavin, a name with Scottish roots, has stepped into the spotlight, replacing the dated Kevin, thanks in part to pop-rock sensation Gavin DeGraw and Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale.

Gavin also has made literary appearances in J.M. Barrie's The Little Minister and in William Faulkner's Snopes family trilogy. In the form Gawain, he was one of the Knights of King Arthur's Round Table.

Gavin entered the ranks in the 1950's and climbed as high as Number 30, in 2008, before dropping a bit on the charts.

# 231 in the US

Gavin Rank in US Top 1000

# 275 on Nameberry

Gavin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Gavin Popularity

Famous People Named Gavin

  • Gavin Shane DeGraw
    American singer,songwriter
  • Gavin McGregor Rossdale
    English lead singer of band Bush
  • Gavin Christopher Floyd
    American baseball player
  • Gavin MacLeod (born Allan George See)
    American actor
  • Gavin Christopher Newsom
    American politician; 48th lieutenant governor of California
  • Gavin Hood
    South African film director
  • Gavin Free
    English filmmaker of RoosterTeeth; creator of "Slow Mo Guys"
  • Gavin Rees
    Welsh boxer
  • Gavin Turk
    British artist
  • Gavin de Becker
    American author and security specialist
  • Gavin James
    singer songwriter
  • Gavin
    child vine star and living meme
  • Gavin Shay Butler
    1st child of American family vlogger Shay Carl (Shaytards YouTube channel)
  • Gavin Blaze Gareis Ghassemieh (b. 2010)
    son of actress Jennifer Gareis and Bobby Ghassemieh
  • Gavin Lee Guess (b. 2012)
    son of supermodel Marisa Miller and Griffin Guess
  • Gavin Bottger
    American skateboarder
  • Gavin Leatherwood
    American actor

Gavin in Pop Culture

  • Gavin
    character in the De Granville trilogy by K.M. Grant
  • Gavin Darklighter
    character in the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron books
  • Gavin "Spinner" Mason
    character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
  • Gavin Reed
    character in video game "Detroit: Become Human"
  • Gavin Ransom
    character in movie "The Californians"
  • Gavin Rose
    character in the Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull
  • Gavin Shipman
    character on British TV series "Gavin & Stacey"
  • Gavin
    bratty kid on TV's "The Simpsons"