Aven
Aven was the 1256th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 158 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1072nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (182). Over the last ten years it has moved up 62 places. More babies were named Aven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,256 boys, up 579 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 158boys
- Girls and boys
- 25% girls, 75% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023182 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,504babies recorded
Aven popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,258 | #1,256 | 48 | 158 |
| 2020 | #2,581 | #1,835 | 66 | 81 |
| 2010 | #1,639 | #1,256 | 130 | 139 |
| 2000 | #13,362 | #4,598 | 6 | 16 |
| 1990 | #11,542 | — | 6 | — |
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How popular is Aven, counting every spelling?
Aven is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #934 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,256 for Aven on its own. Together these spellings went to 237 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aven | 158 | #1,256 | 715 |
| Avan | 28 | #3,854 | 163 |
| Avin | 27 | #3,960 | 152 |
| Avyn | 11 | #7,249 | 66 |
| Avaan | 6 | #10,825 | 30 |
| Aavan | 7 | #9,726 | 25 |
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 Aven?
158 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Aven (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Aven 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 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Aven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Aven?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Aven are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Aven a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Aven by state
How common Aven was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.7×). In 30 states fewer than five boys 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 Aven: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Aven, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Aven
How popular is the name Aven?
Aven was the 1256th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 158 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1072nd; the most babies were born in 2023 (182). Over the last ten years it has moved up 62 places. More babies were named Aven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Aven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 25% girls, 75% boys given the name Aven in the US.
Where is Aven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Aven was most common in Kansas (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Colorado.