Given name & surname
Gaven
“a little white falcon”
Gaven is a variant of Gavin. One Welsh interpretation is “a little white falcon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gaven is a variant of Gavin. One Welsh interpretation is “a little white falcon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gaven is a variant of Gavin. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gaven is a variant of Gavin. The history of Gavin gives this family its wider story. Gavin’s literary history includes the stories of King Arthur and his knights.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gaven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,839
- 3,839 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 282 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,122 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −67%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,122 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 66.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 282 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,350 as a first name in 2020; 178 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Gaven
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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