Male name
Gavin
1,455 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 8.
Origin
Medieval variant of Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as Old French Gauvain. The form Gavin survived in Scotland and spread to other English-speaking countries in the 1960s. Doublet of Gawain.From Wiktionary, entry “Gavin”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 176 births. 1,455 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It is still given: 130 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2007: 11,889 births. 189,665 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s and 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 30th among boys' names in 2008. It really came into use around 1946. It is still given: 8,052 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1977: 299 births. 7,148 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 32nd among boys' names in 1994. It really came into use around 1967. It is still given: 66 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 228 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 207* | 1915–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
7 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 5 = 26 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
1 + 9 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
7 + 4 + 5 = 16 → 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.