Across the world, Gilvin (Gilvin 
) is quite a rare largely male, but infrequently feminine first name. The first name Gilvin is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare primarily male, but very infrequently feminine name. Likewise, Gilvin is the last name as well as the forename.