Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Avalon

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,459 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,459
among girls · ↑150 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
162
named Avalon · +16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 10,934
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
162 babies
All-time total
4,282
#2,884 all-time among girls
First recorded
1907
in Social Security records

Avalon popularity over time

4,282 babies have been named Avalon since 1907, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 5 – 5 1 – #2,097
1910s 26 – 26 3 +420% #2,921
1920s 194 – 194 19 +646% #1,169
1930s 133 – 133 13 -31% #1,739
1940s 34 – 34 3 -74% #3,768
1950s 43 – 43 4 +26% #4,185
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 123 – 123 12 – #3,343
1990s 465 12 477 48 +288% #2,259
2000s 1,085 5 1,090 109 +129% #1,546
2010s 1,332 19 1,351 135 +24% #1,436
2020s (to 2025) 773 33 806 134 -1% #1,459

Where Avalon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 150 0.09 outside top 500
2027 152 0.09 outside top 500
2028 154 0.10 outside top 500
2029 156 0.10 outside top 500
2030 157 0.10 outside top 500

Where Avalon is most popular

Girls named Avalon per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.080 per 1,000. Strongest in Missouri, California, and Oregon.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Avalon born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Missouri 17 0.141 +76%
California 105 0.125 +56%
Oregon 8 0.123 +54%
Ohio 29 0.122 +53%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 +32%
Arizona 13 0.093 +16%
Florida 39 0.091 +14%
Washington 13 0.090 +13%
North Carolina 17 0.075 -7%
Michigan 11 0.060 -25%
Utah 5 0.060 -25%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -39%
Texas 32 0.040 -50%
Illinois 9 0.039 -51%
New York 15 0.038 -53%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Avalon

Avalon is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,459 in 2025 with 147 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1907, 4,282 American babies have been named Avalon. Its peak came in 2025, when 162 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Avalon stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avalon?

The median living Avalon is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 3,900 people named Avalon are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Avalon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 147 #1,459 15 #5,886
2024 130 #1,609 10 #7,827
2023 114 #1,782 8 #9,000
2022 132 #1,601 – –
2021 126 #1,653 – –
2020 124 #1,655 – –
2019 133 #1,598 – –
2018 119 #1,729 6 #10,902
2017 131 #1,643 – –
2016 154 #1,487 – –
2015 151 #1,505 7 #9,670
2014 158 #1,436 – –
2013 136 #1,578 6 #10,867
2012 105 #1,905 – –
2011 119 #1,730 – –
2010 126 #1,678 – –
2009 146 #1,546 – –
2008 132 #1,686 – –
2007 131 #1,681 – –
2006 135 #1,591 – –
2005 98 #1,951 – –
2004 105 #1,813 – –
2003 97 #1,887 – –
2002 95 #1,869 – –
2001 82 #2,049 – –
2000 64 #2,407 5 #10,508
1995 44 #2,736 – –
1990 16 #5,580 6 #7,249
1985 14 #5,100 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 5 #4,408 – –
1935 10 #2,746 – –
1930 16 #2,118 – –
1925 13 #2,630 – –
1920 11 #2,913 – –
1915 9 #2,921 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Avalon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Avalon?

The median living Avalon is about 14 years old. Half of all living Avalons are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Avalon are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Avalon are alive in the United States, based on 4,282 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Avalon in 2025?

Avalon ranked #1,459 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 147 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avalon?

4,282 babies have been named Avalon in the United States since 1907, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avalon most popular?

Avalon peaked in 2025, when 162 newborns received the name.

Is Avalon a boy or girl name?

Avalon is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Avalon rising or falling?

Avalon has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Avalon become more popular?

Avalon is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 157 girls named Avalon in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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