Girls' name · since 1916
Avalene
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 268 babies named Avalene, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 268
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avalene is the #9514 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 268 recorded since 1916.
Avalene has 268 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9514 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #16,912 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,514 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 268 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avalene ranks #16,912 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,514 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 268 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,912 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 268
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avalene's 268 recorded births place it above 76.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Avalene compares
268 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Avalene's all-time total is 29% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avalene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 268 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avalene's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Avalene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (146 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Avalene's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Avalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 146 births (54% of all-time use).
Avalene by state
Where Avalene concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.2% |
6 of 268 births nationwide.
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What to do with Avalene's data
- Avalene's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (146 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Avalenes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Avalene 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 August 2026.