US rank #3218 Girls' name Peak 2016 1,730 births

Avelina — #3218 US girls' name

1,730 babies named Avelina in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3218
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Avelina was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

64 babies were named Avelina in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avelina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,730 babies named Avelina between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avelina currently holds the #3218 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avelina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 405 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Avelina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 287 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Avelina in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avelina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,730 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Avelina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,730

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2016

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,218

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avelina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
64
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Avelina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
405 births that decade — 23% of Avelina's all-time total
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Avelina by state

Where Avelina concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Avelina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
287 16.6%
#2 Texas
169 9.8%
#3 New Mexico
10 0.6%
#4 Florida
6 0.3%
#5 Colorado
5 0.3%
#6 New York
5 0.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.3%
California share of Avelina's total US births 16.6%
Even split

287 of 1,730 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avelina?
1,730 babies have been named Avelina since 1914. It currently ranks #3218 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 64 births.
When was Avelina most popular?
Avelina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 405 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Avelina most popular?
The top states for the name Avelina are California (287 births), Texas (169 births), New Mexico (10 births).
How long has the name Avelina been used?
Avelina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avelina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avery, Averie, Averi, Aven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.