Avian
Avian was the 1699th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1606th; the most babies were born in 2022 (107). Over the last ten years it has moved up 285 places. More babies were named Avian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,699 boys, up 174 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 96boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022107 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,225babies recorded
Avian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #1,699 | — | 96 |
| 2020 | #9,645 | #1,873 | 10 | 79 |
| 2010 | #15,223 | #2,120 | 6 | 63 |
| 2000 | #6,846 | #3,307 | 15 | 25 |
| 1990 | #9,330 | #4,433 | 8 | 12 |
| 1980 | — | #6,332 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Avian, counting every spelling?
Avian has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Avian?
96 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Avian (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Avian 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 87 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Avian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Avian?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Avian are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 19. That makes Avian 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.
Avian by state
How common Avian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.9×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Avian
How popular is the name Avian?
Avian was the 1699th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1606th; the most babies were born in 2022 (107). Over the last ten years it has moved up 285 places. More babies were named Avian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Avian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Avian in the US.
Where is Avian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Avian was most common in Texas (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New Jersey.