Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Avelina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,442 Trend ↑ Rising 66%
Rank 2025
#2,442
among girls · ↑792 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
73
named Avelina · +49% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,017
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
73 babies
All-time total
1,804
#5,052 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Avelina popularity over time

1,804 babies have been named Avelina since 1914, 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
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 40 4 – #2,396
1920s 123 12 +208% #1,942
1930s 122 12 -1% #1,692
1940s 109 11 -11% #2,026
1950s 95 10 -13% #3,335
1960s 62 6 -35% #4,320
1970s 71 7 +15% #3,800
1980s 96 10 +35% #4,181
1990s 119 12 +24% #5,038
2000s 243 24 +104% #4,577
2010s 405 41 +67% #2,702
2020s (to 2025) 319 53 +31% #2,442

Where Avelina 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 79 0.05 outside top 500
2027 85 0.05 outside top 500
2028 91 0.06 outside top 500
2029 95 0.06 outside top 500
2030 100 0.06 outside top 500

Where Avelina is most popular

Girls named Avelina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.035 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Florida, and New Jersey.

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 Avelina 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
California 69 0.082 +136%
Florida 13 0.030 -13%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -20%
Texas 14 0.017 -50%
New York 5 0.013 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Avelina

Avelina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,442 in 2025 with 73 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 1,804 American babies have been named Avelina. Its peak came in 2025, when 73 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 Avelina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avelina?

The median living Avelina is about 16 years old; half are between 7 and 40. An estimated 1,500 people named Avelina are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Avelina year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 73 #2,442
2024 49 #3,234
2023 57 #2,939
2022 53 #3,078
2021 50 #3,223
2020 37 #3,845
2019 40 #3,727
2018 34 #4,157
2017 42 #3,639
2016 64 #2,702
2015 48 #3,354
2014 35 #4,194
2013 43 #3,580
2012 30 #4,727
2011 34 #4,260
2010 35 #4,204
2009 29 #4,957
2008 32 #4,662
2007 32 #4,577
2006 28 #4,971
2005 28 #4,721
2004 21 #5,774
2003 19 #6,099
2002 17 #6,430
2001 21 #5,387
2000 16 #6,521
1995 12 #7,100
1990 6 #11,541
1985 5 #10,814
1980 9 #6,832
1975 11 #5,186
1970 5 #8,077
1965 5 #6,603
1960 7 #5,208
1955 10 #3,795
1950 10 #3,440
1945 9 #3,152
1940 7 #3,528
1935 9 #2,941
1930 8 #3,372
1925 15 #2,384
1920 10 #3,117
1915 6 #3,827
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Avelina?

The median living Avelina is about 16 years old. Half of all living Avelinas are between 7 and 40 years old.

How many people named Avelina are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Avelina are alive in the United States, based on 1,804 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Avelina in 2025?

Avelina ranked #2,442 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 73 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avelina?

1,804 babies have been named Avelina in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avelina most popular?

Avelina peaked in 2025, when 73 newborns received the name.

Is Avelina a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Avelina rising or falling?

Avelina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Avelina become more popular?

Avelina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 100 girls named Avelina 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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