Given name & surname
Mavin
“having great knowledge”
Mavin is a variant of Maven. One English interpretation is “having great knowledge.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mavin is a variant of Maven. One English interpretation is “having great knowledge.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mavin is a variant of Maven. An origin associated with Maven is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mavin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 153
- 131 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,320 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,320 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 335 as a first name in 2020; 165 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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