Avyan
Avyan was the 1334th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 144 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1092nd with 198 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,126 places. More babies were named Avyan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Avyaan) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,334 boys, up 126 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 144boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024198 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,378babies recorded
What does the name Avyan mean?
Avyan is a spelling of Avyaan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Avyaan's meaning and origin.
Avyaan is a modern Indian boys' name, recorded in US data from 2012. We found no dictionary entry for it. Name sites gloss it as 'unique', 'flawless' or as an epithet of the god Vishnu, and some connect it to Sanskrit words beginning in avy- such as avyaya 'imperishable', but none of these is documented as the source of the name. We therefore do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Meanings online are unsourced; the Sanskrit link is speculative.
Other explanations you may read: Means 'unique' or is a name of Vishnu.
Related names: Avyan, Aavyaan.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
- Wiktionary, entry 'अव्यय', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Avyan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,334 | 144 |
| 2020 | #1,460 | 118 |
| 2010 | #7,122 | 11 |
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How popular is Avyan, counting every spelling?
Avyan is a spelling of Avyaan, a name family that ranked #606 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,334 for Avyan on its own. Together these spellings went to 462 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avyaan | 282 | #858 | 1,562 |
| Avyan | 144 | #1,334 | 719 |
| Aavyan | 25 | #4,140 | 133 |
| Avyon | 6 | #10,833 | 45 |
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 Avyan?
144 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Avyan (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Avyan 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 58 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Avyan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Avyan?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Avyan are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Avyan 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.
Avyan by state
How common Avyan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.8×), New Jersey (2.6×), Washington (2.5×), California (1.6×). In 37 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 Avyan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Avyan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Avyan
How popular is the name Avyan?
Avyan was the 1334th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 144 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1092nd with 198 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,126 places. More babies were named Avyan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Avyan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Avyan in the US.
Where is Avyan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Avyan was most common in Massachusetts (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Washington.