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Gavino

Meaning Gavino is both a surname and a male given name Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,914 Trend → Stable

Gavino is both a surname and a male given name.

Rank 2025
#4,914
among boys · ↑1,671 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Gavino
How common
1 in 85,404
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2008
43 babies
All-time total
1,782
#3,550 all-time among boys
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Gavino popularity over time

1,782 babies have been named Gavino since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2010Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 21 2 – #3,201
1920s 74 7 +252% #2,457
1930s 69 7 -7% #2,379
1940s 85 9 +23% #2,228
1950s 73 7 -14% #2,336
1960s 106 11 +45% #2,138
1970s 154 15 +45% #2,106
1980s 158 16 +3% #2,454
1990s 308 31 +95% #2,139
2000s 312 31 +1% #2,641
2010s 284 28 -9% #2,800
2020s (to 2025) 138 23 -19% #3,677

Where Gavino is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 19 0.01 outside top 500
2027 19 0.01 outside top 500
2028 18 0.01 outside top 500
2029 18 0.01 outside top 500
2030 18 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Gavino

Gavino is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,914 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 1,782 American babies have been named Gavino. Its peak came in 2008, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gavino stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gavino?

The median living Gavino is about 27 years old; half are between 15 and 43. An estimated 1,500 people named Gavino are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gavino year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 20 #4,914
2024 13 #6,585
2023 27 #4,044
2022 25 #4,214
2021 30 #3,677
2020 23 #4,317
2019 21 #4,683
2018 25 #4,131
2017 22 #4,516
2016 31 #3,557
2015 26 #4,015
2014 40 #2,902
2013 16 #5,472
2012 30 #3,563
2011 30 #3,543
2010 43 #2,800
2009 25 #4,079
2008 43 #2,800
2007 28 #3,726
2006 34 #3,179
2005 34 #3,038
2004 29 #3,312
2003 31 #3,062
2002 32 #2,902
2001 36 #2,641
2000 20 #3,971
1995 31 #2,465
1990 26 #2,575
1985 8 #4,849
1980 17 #2,764
1975 14 #2,804
1970 14 #2,549
1965 9 #2,868
1960 11 #2,588
1955 9 #2,843
1950 – –
1945 5 #3,487
1940 11 #2,228
1935 6 #3,399
1930 11 #2,505
1925 9 #3,008
1920 12 #2,511
1915 7 #3,201
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Gavino

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Gavino Ledda Italian author and scholar b. 1938 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gavino, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gavino?

The median living Gavino is about 27 years old. Half of all living Gavinos are between 15 and 43 years old.

How many people named Gavino are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Gavino are alive in the United States, based on 1,782 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Gavino mean?

Gavino is both a surname and a male given name.

How popular is the name Gavino in 2025?

Gavino ranked #4,914 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gavino?

1,782 babies have been named Gavino in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gavino most popular?

Gavino peaked in 2008, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Gavino a boy or girl name?

Gavino is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Gavino rising or falling?

Gavino is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Gavino become more popular?

Gavino is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 18 boys named Gavino in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Gavino?

Well-known people named Gavino include Gavino Ledda (writer).

Names like Gavino

Names that sound and feel close to Gavino: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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