Total births
68
Boys' name · since 2013
Avaan
68 babies named Avaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11889
- among boys today
- 68
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Avaan is the #11889 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 68 recorded since 2013.
Avaan has 68 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11889 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #11889 among boys today
- 68 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Avaan is currently the #11889 boys' name in America, more common than 17% of boys - 68 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11889
- among boys today
- 68
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other boys
Avaan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#11889
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 17% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
54% of everyone ever named Avaan was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
8 babies were named Avaan in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Avaan compares
68 20th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Avaan's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avaan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 68 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Avaan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avaan's full recorded timeline at 2020, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2013, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avaan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#11,889
Active since
2013
Avaan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Avaan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Avaan's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Avaan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (54% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Avaan? ▼
Since 2013, Social Security records show 68 babies named Avaan. Today it holds rank #11889 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 8 births.
When was Avaan most popular? ▼
Avaan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Avaan been used? ▼
Avaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 13 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Avaan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avan, Avante, Avant, Ava, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Avaan: #11889 Boys' Name - 68 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/avaan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Avaan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.