Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Aviel

Meaning Aviel can be both a unisex given name and a surname Gender Boy · 4% girls Rank 2025 #1,394 Trend ↑ Rising 80%

Aviel can be both a unisex given name and a surname.

Rank 2025
#1,394
among boys · ↑227 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
137
named Aviel · +25% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,039
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
137 babies
All-time total
1,424
#4,214 all-time among boys
First recorded
1979
in Social Security records

Aviel popularity over time

1,424 babies have been named Aviel since 1979, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 7 1 – #4,883
1980s – 46 46 5 +557% #4,977
1990s – 99 99 10 +115% #3,490
2000s 8 208 216 22 +118% #3,381
2010s 30 447 477 48 +121% #2,147
2020s (to 2025) 21 558 579 97 +102% #1,394

Where Aviel 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 145 0.08 outside top 500
2027 158 0.09 outside top 500
2028 170 0.10 outside top 500
2029 181 0.11 outside top 500
2030 191 0.11 outside top 500

Where Aviel is most popular

Boys named Aviel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, California, and Washington.

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 Aviel 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
New York 73 0.169 +200%
California 69 0.075 +34%
Washington 12 0.073 +30%
Massachusetts 8 0.058 ≈ national
Texas 44 0.050 -11%
Florida 19 0.040 -29%
Arizona 5 0.031 -46%
Virginia 5 0.026 -53%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -56%
Michigan 5 0.024 -57%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -65%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Aviel

Aviel is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,394 in 2025 with 131 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1979, 1,424 American babies have been named Aviel. Its peak came in 2025, when 137 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 Aviel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aviel?

The median living Aviel is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 16. An estimated 1,400 people named Aviel are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Aviel 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 6 #13,414 131 #1,394
2024 5 #15,616 105 #1,621
2023 – – 79 #1,956
2022 – – 75 #2,023
2021 5 #15,587 96 #1,701
2020 5 #15,425 72 #1,980
2019 6 #14,062 43 #2,861
2018 6 #14,027 65 #2,147
2017 7 #12,903 48 #2,601
2016 – – 47 #2,628
2015 – – 42 #2,812
2014 – – 36 #3,094
2013 5 #16,911 57 #2,252
2012 – – 42 #2,819
2011 – – 22 #4,376
2010 6 #15,224 45 #2,685
2009 – – 30 #3,561
2008 – – 32 #3,425
2007 – – 32 #3,381
2006 8 #12,579 27 #3,692
2005 – – 29 #3,394
2004 – – 20 #4,278
2003 – – 16 #4,835
2002 – – 12 #5,758
2001 – – 10 #6,497
2000 – – – –
1995 – – 11 #5,153
1990 – – 5 #8,217
1985 – – 5 #6,612
1980 – – 7 #4,977
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
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1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Aviel?

The median living Aviel is about 8 years old. Half of all living Aviels are between 3 and 16 years old.

How many people named Aviel are alive today?

An estimated 1,400 people named Aviel are alive in the United States, based on 1,424 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aviel mean?

Aviel can be both a unisex given name and a surname.

How popular is the name Aviel in 2025?

Aviel ranked #1,394 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 131 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aviel?

1,424 babies have been named Aviel in the United States since 1979, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aviel most popular?

Aviel peaked in 2025, when 137 newborns received the name.

Is Aviel a boy or girl name?

Aviel is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aviel rising or falling?

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

Will Aviel become more popular?

Aviel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 191 boys named Aviel 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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