Gavin is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “God send.” In 2024 it was given to 1,380 boys in the United States.
Gavin belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “God send” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gavin first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #30 in 2008, and in 2024 1,380 babies received the name — 188,131 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gavin means “God send” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gavin is a boy name. In 2024, 1,380 babies received the name in the US.
Gavin comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Gavin first appears in US records in 1913. Its best-ever ranking was #30 in 2008, and 1,380 babies were given the name in 2024.
Gavin is pronounced /ˈɡævɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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