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Boy name Welsh origin

Gavin

GAV-in · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
White hawk
Language
Welsh
Culture
Welsh
Style era
modern
Themes
Welsh · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#255
2024 births1,380
Peak year2007
First appeared1913
Total US births188,131
2007 peak19131941196919962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Gav
Alternate spellings
GavynGaven
In other languages
GawainGauvain

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