Gavan
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning white hawk.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Gavan by the numbers
Gavan was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 80 babies in 2003, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Gavan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Gavan, 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 Gavan, 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 Gavan
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