Given name
Gavynn
“a little white falcon”
Gavynn is a variant of Gavin. One Welsh interpretation is “a little white falcon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gavynn is a variant of Gavin. One Welsh interpretation is “a little white falcon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gavynn 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 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gavynn 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
Gavynn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 223
- 223 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 223 as a first name 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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