In all the world, Гівен (Given 
, Гівен 
) is a common epicene forename. The forename Гівен is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Namibia, where it is quite a common epicene name, Tanzania, and South Africa, where it is quite a common largely boy's, but seldom girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Гівен is the last name as well as the forename.