Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Avian

Meaning Avian is a Russian masculine first name Gender Unisex · 15% girls Rank 2025 #1,699 Trend → Stable

Avian is a Russian masculine first name.

Rank 2025
#1,699
among boys · ↑649 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
96
named Avian · +43% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,792
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
114 babies
All-time total
2,225
#3,418 all-time among boys
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Avian popularity over time

2,225 babies have been named Avian since 1973, 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
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 7 6 13 1 – #4,982
1980s 34 40 74 7 +469% #4,840
1990s 67 107 174 17 +135% #3,863
2000s 117 481 598 60 +244% #1,976
2010s 67 754 821 82 +37% #1,606
2020s (to 2025) 37 508 545 91 +11% #1,626

Where Avian is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 96 0.06 outside top 500
2027 95 0.06 outside top 500
2028 95 0.06 outside top 500
2029 95 0.06 outside top 500
2030 95 0.06 outside top 500

Where Avian is most popular

Boys named Avian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.050 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, California, 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 boys named Avian 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 81 0.092 +85%
California 64 0.070 +41%
New Jersey 11 0.055 +10%
Pennsylvania 14 0.053 +6%
Florida 19 0.040 -19%
New York 13 0.030 -40%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -61%
Illinois 5 0.020 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
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 Avian

Avian is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,699 in 2025 with 96 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 2,225 American babies have been named Avian, about 85% boys and 15% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 114 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 Avian stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avian?

The median living Avian is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 20. An estimated 2,200 people named Avian are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Avian 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 – – 96 #1,699
2024 7 #12,336 60 #2,348
2023 5 #15,513 79 #1,955
2022 7 #12,410 107 #1,626
2021 8 #11,278 87 #1,802
2020 10 #9,645 79 #1,873
2019 – – 71 #2,047
2018 6 #14,026 102 #1,606
2017 8 #11,799 95 #1,662
2016 9 #10,997 88 #1,755
2015 8 #11,990 73 #1,984
2014 12 #9,050 81 #1,829
2013 7 #13,364 69 #1,990
2012 11 #9,806 58 #2,240
2011 – – 54 #2,348
2010 6 #15,223 63 #2,120
2009 – – 71 #1,976
2008 6 #15,659 61 #2,188
2007 9 #11,766 68 #2,037
2006 7 #13,782 64 #2,064
2005 14 #7,952 52 #2,268
2004 19 #6,260 44 #2,494
2003 18 #6,343 34 #2,850
2002 15 #7,090 33 #2,819
2001 14 #7,370 29 #3,069
2000 15 #6,846 25 #3,307
1995 5 #13,656 9 #5,963
1990 8 #9,330 12 #4,433
1985 5 #10,816 – –
1980 – – 5 #6,332
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Avian?

The median living Avian is about 12 years old. Half of all living Avians are between 6 and 20 years old.

How many people named Avian are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Avian are alive in the United States, based on 2,225 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Avian mean?

Avian is a Russian masculine first name.

How popular is the name Avian in 2025?

Avian ranked #1,699 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 96 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avian?

2,225 babies have been named Avian in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avian most popular?

Avian peaked in 2022, when 114 newborns received the name.

Is Avian a boy or girl name?

Avian is used for both: about 15% of babies named Avian have been girls and 85% boys.

Is the name Avian rising or falling?

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

Will Avian become more popular?

Avian looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 95 boys named Avian in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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