Overview
people
Sample Size
7,644
Gender Distribution
Male:
99.2%
Female:
0.8%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Scottish, Welsh
Meaning
Gavin originates from a medieval form of the name Gawain, meaning 'white hawk'. This name was popularized in the medieval romance 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' where Gawain is a knight of King Arthur's Round Table.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
GB
3,044 samples
99%
US
1,594 samples
99%
ZA
680 samples
99%
AU
342 samples
100%
CN
326 samples
99%
IE
317 samples
100%
CA
201 samples
100%
TW
95 samples
100%
MY
88 samples
98%
IN
86 samples
100%
SG
83 samples
99%
NZ
57 samples
100%
DE
55 samples
98%
HK
53 samples
100%
FR
52 samples
96%
NL
46 samples
100%
ES
35 samples
100%
JM
29 samples
100%
TH
26 samples
96%
ID
25 samples
96%
+ 27 more countries
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