Gawain — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gawain

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Gawain between 1948 and 2023, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gawain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gawain performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gawain shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gawain in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 85 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.