Girls' name · since 1909
Avanell
Avanell has 659 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,023 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Avanell currently ranks #15023 among girls' names in America, with 659 babies recorded since 1909.
Avanell has 659 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15023 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #9,911 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,023 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 659 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avanell ranks #9,911 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,023 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 659 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,911 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,023 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Avanell's 659 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
How Avanell compares
659 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Avanell's all-time total is 75% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avanell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 659 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avanell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avanell's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1909, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avanell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Avanell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (263 births, 40% of the file).
1920s was Avanell's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Avanell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
125 births
- 1920s
1920s
263 births
- 1930s
1930s
175 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 263 births (40% of all-time use).
How Avanell 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 Avanell's total volume
Avanell by state
Where Avanell concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 52 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.8% |
52 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Avanell's data
- Avanell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Avanells (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avanell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Avanell 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.