Gawain is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #11269 in 2002 with 5 recorded births. This places Gawain in the bottom 10% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2000 with 7 births ranking #8496. In 2002, approximately 1 in every 388,294 boys born was named Gawain. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.