Gawain
#16,172 most common boys' name of all time · #42,192 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1948–2025
Rank among boys
#16,172
Rank overall
#42,192 of 105,966
First appeared
1948
Years on the list
16 of 146
All-time
90
Since 2016
11
Peak year
1974 #3,461
Best rank
#3,461 1974
Girls
Boys
peak 10/yr
Gawain first appears in 1948. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,243 |
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,031 |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,405 |
| 2011 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,569 |
| 2008 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,853 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,959 |
| 2001 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,870 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,398 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,213 |
| 1975 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,104 |
| 1974 | — | 10 | 10 | #3,461 |
| 1973 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,457 |
| 1970 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,124 |
| 1969 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,246 |
| 1967 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,342 |
| 1948 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,169 |