Boys' name · since 1915
Avelino
Avelino has 1,057 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,952 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,985 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avelino is the #8985 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,057 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avelino has been recorded 1,057 times among boys since 1915, currently ranked #8985 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #4,952 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,985 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,057 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avelino ranks #4,952 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,985 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,057 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,952 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,985 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Avelino's 1,057 recorded births place it above 89.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Avelino compares
1,057 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Avelino's all-time total is 186% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avelino | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,057 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avelino's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avelino's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avelino popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Avelino by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 11% of the file).
2000s was Avelino's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Avelino births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s
1930s
90 births
- 1940s
1940s
89 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
97 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
102 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (11% of all-time use).
How Avelino compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Avelino's total volume
Avelino by state
Where Avelino concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 82 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 71 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
82 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Avelino's data
- Avelino's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Avelinos (82 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avelino: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Avelino 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.