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Gavyn

98% boys · 25 born in 2025

Gavyn has been given to about 5,339 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2008, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,186
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gavyn per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2008 · 395
  • Born in 202525
  • All time5,339

How popular is Gavyn?

Its best year was 2008, when 395 babies were given the name, ranking 631st. The typical living American called Gavyn is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Gavyn

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gavin0.82
  2. Jadyn0.70
  3. Zayn0.70
  4. Jalyn0.70
  5. Kadyn0.70
  6. Allyn0.66
  7. Kamryn0.62
  8. Gary0.60

Middle names for Gavyn

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gavyn John0.77
  2. Gavyn Lee0.77
  3. Gavyn Dean0.76
  4. Gavyn Bryce0.76
  5. Gavyn Ross0.76
  6. Gavyn Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Gavyn

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brayanbrother · 0.93
  2. Janiyahsister · 0.91
  3. Isabelasister · 0.91
  4. Estrellasister · 0.91
  5. Campbelleither · 0.89
  6. Jamaribrother · 0.89

Where Gavyn is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Gavyn Anderson0.74
    2. Gavyn White0.72
    3. Gavyn Reyes0.72
    4. Gavyn Moore0.72
    5. Gavyn Lee0.72
    6. Gavyn Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Gavyn

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.