girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Avalynn

Meaning From Ava +‎ -lynn, or a variant of Aveline Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,170 Trend ↓ Falling 34%

From Ava +‎ -lynn, or a variant of Aveline.

Rank 2025
#1,170
among girls · ↑7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
198
named Avalynn · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,118
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
362 babies
All-time total
4,416
#2,791 all-time among girls
First recorded
2002
in Social Security records

Avalynn popularity over time

4,416 babies have been named Avalynn since 2002, 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
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2020Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 285 29 – #2,317
2010s 2,537 254 +790% #787
2020s (to 2025) 1,594 266 +5% #752

Where Avalynn 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 185 0.12 outside top 500
2027 175 0.11 outside top 500
2028 167 0.10 outside top 500
2029 161 0.10 outside top 500
2030 155 0.10 outside top 500

Where Avalynn is most popular

Girls named Avalynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.152 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

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 Avalynn 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
Hawaii 5 0.436 +187%
Kentucky 31 0.362 +139%
Tennessee 48 0.303 +100%
Oklahoma 21 0.285 +88%
Indiana 40 0.285 +88%
Missouri 34 0.282 +86%
Pennsylvania 66 0.279 +84%
Ohio 64 0.270 +78%
West Virginia 6 0.229 +51%
Alabama 20 0.213 +40%
Michigan 37 0.203 +34%
Washington 29 0.201 +32%
Texas 159 0.198 +30%
Louisiana 17 0.194 +28%
North Carolina 39 0.171 +13%
Utah 14 0.168 +11%
Iowa 9 0.154 ≈ national
Illinois 35 0.153 ≈ national
Idaho 5 0.149 ≈ national
Georgia 33 0.145 ≈ national
Florida 55 0.129 -15%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -16%
New York 44 0.111 -27%
Virginia 17 0.100 -34%
California 70 0.083 -45%
Massachusetts 7 0.058 -62%
Maryland 6 0.057 -63%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -63%
Colorado 6 0.054 -65%
Arizona 6 0.043 -72%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Avalynn

Avalynn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,170 in 2025 with 198 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2002, 4,416 American babies have been named Avalynn. Its peak came in 2020, when 362 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 Avalynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avalynn?

The median living Avalynn is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 4,400 people named Avalynn are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Avalynn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 198 #1,170
2024 204 #1,177
2023 239 #1,051
2022 281 #955
2021 310 #879
2020 362 #752
2019 294 #904
2018 347 #787
2017 344 #797
2016 325 #866
2015 313 #882
2014 283 #948
2013 204 #1,179
2012 175 #1,342
2011 145 #1,522
2010 107 #1,888
2009 84 #2,317
2008 72 #2,587
2007 55 #3,132
2006 33 #4,368
2005 19 #6,297
2004 8 #11,757
2003 9 #10,532
2002 5 #15,737
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Avalynn?

The median living Avalynn is about 7 years old. Half of all living Avalynns are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Avalynn are alive today?

An estimated 4,400 people named Avalynn are alive in the United States, based on 4,416 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Avalynn mean?

From Ava +‎ -lynn, or a variant of Aveline.

How popular is the name Avalynn in 2025?

Avalynn ranked #1,170 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 198 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avalynn?

4,416 babies have been named Avalynn in the United States since 2002, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avalynn most popular?

Avalynn peaked in 2020, when 362 newborns received the name.

Is Avalynn a boy or girl name?

Avalynn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Avalynn rising or falling?

Avalynn has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Avalynn become more popular?

Avalynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 155 girls named Avalynn 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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