Boys' name · since 1932
Avel
Avel has 443 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,018 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1932
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avel currently ranks #9018 among boys' names in America, with 443 babies recorded since 1932.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avel has been recorded 443 times among boys since 1932, currently ranked #9018 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #8,476 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,018 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 443 born since 1932
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avel ranks #8,476 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,018 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 443 born since 1932, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,476 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,018 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1932
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avel's 443 recorded births place it above 81.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Avel compares
443 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 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
Avel's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 443 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avel splits its recorded history at 1999: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Avel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Avel's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Avel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (24% of all-time use).
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- Avel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Avel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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 Avel 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.