Girls' name · since 2002
Avalynn
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 4,416 babies named Avalynn, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,172 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,416
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,416 babies have been named Avalynn since 2002, making it today's #1172 girls' name.
Avalynn has 4,416 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1172 as of the latest data, more common than 93% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #2,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,172 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,416 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avalynn ranks #2,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,172 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,416 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,172 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,416
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avalynn's 4,416 recorded births place it above 96.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Avalynn compares
4,416 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Avalynn's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,416 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 362 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avalynn splits its recorded history at 2014: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 362 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 362
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Avalynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,537 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Avalynn's strongest decade.
2,537 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Avalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 285
2000s
285 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,537 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,594 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,537 births (57% of all-time use).
How Avalynn 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 Avalynn's total volume
Avalynn by state
Where Avalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 486 | 11.0% |
| #2 | California | | 259 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 239 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 233 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 184 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 154 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 144 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 134 | 3.0% |
486 of 4,416 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Avalynn appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avalynn's data
- Avalynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,537 total births) through the 2020s (1,594) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Avalynns (486 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Avalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Avalynn 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.