Galvin
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning white sparrow or bright white.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Galvin by the numbers
Galvin was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 25 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Galvin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Gavinwhite hawk4,134 in the US (2017)
- Garvinspear friend; a form of Garvin8 in the US (2017)
- Gavynwhite hawk; variant spelling of Gavin107 in the US (2017)
- Galencalm, peaceful55 in the US (2017)
- Gavinofrom gavina, relating to gavia; a form of Gavin22 in the US (2017)
- Garinspear warrior or protection15 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a bird
Like Galvin, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jonahdove2,523 in the US (2017)
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Corbinraven; from corvus1,434 in the US (2017)
- Jaya form of names beginning with J; also the bird856 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean white
Like Galvin, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Finnfair or white706 in England and Wales (2025)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Arjunbright; shining; white136 in England and Wales (2025)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gannonfair-haired, pale301 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Galvin
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