Girls' name · since 1932
Avalyn
Avalyn has 3,697 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,551 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,697
- born since 1932
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avalyn is the #1551 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,697 recorded since 1932.
Social Security Administration records show Avalyn recorded 3,697 times among girls since 1932, holding rank #1551 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #3,141 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,551 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,697 born since 1932
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avalyn ranks #3,141 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,551 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,697 born since 1932, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,141 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,551 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,697
- born since 1932
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avalyn's 3,697 recorded births place it above 95.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Avalyn compares
3,697 Top 16% higher than 84% of 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
Avalyn's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,697 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 295 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avalyn's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 295, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 295
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Avalyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,336 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Avalyn's strongest decade.
2,336 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Avalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 2000s 409
2000s
409 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,336 births
- 2020s
2020s
947 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,336 births (63% of all-time use).
How Avalyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Avalyn's total volume
Avalyn by state
Where Avalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 321 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 308 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 198 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 162 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 148 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 124 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 113 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 113 | 3.1% |
321 of 3,697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Avalyn appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avalyn's data
- Avalyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,336 total births) through the 2020s (947) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Avalyns (321 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Avalyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~93 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, 1932–2025 (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 Avalyn 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.