Avalon
Avalon was the 1459th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 147 babies. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 1169th; the most babies were born in 2014 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved up 46 places. More babies were named Avalon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,459 girls, up 196 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 147girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,282babies recorded
Avalon popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 69 since 1990, 15 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,459 | 147 |
| 2020 | #1,655 | 124 |
| 2010 | #1,678 | 126 |
| 2000 | #2,407 | 64 |
| 1990 | #5,580 | 16 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,408 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,118 | 16 |
| 1920 | #2,913 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Avalon, counting every spelling?
Avalon is a spelling of Avalynn, a name family that ranked #585 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,459 for Avalon on its own. Together these spellings went to 510 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalynn | 198 | #1,170 | 1,232 |
| Avalyn | 136 | #1,549 | 725 |
| Avalon | 147 | #1,459 | 649 |
| Avaline | 14 | #7,533 | 85 |
| Avalene | 10 | #9,525 | 56 |
| Avalynne | — | — | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Avalon?
147 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Avalon (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Avalon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Avalon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Avalon?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Avalon are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Avalon mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Avalon by state
How common Avalon was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×), Ohio (1.5×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Avalon: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Avalon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Avalon
How popular is the name Avalon?
Avalon was the 1459th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 147 babies. Its best year was 1921, when it ranked 1169th; the most babies were born in 2014 (158). Over the last ten years it has moved up 46 places. More babies were named Avalon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Avalon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Avalon in the US.
Where is Avalon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Avalon was most common in Missouri (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Oregon.