US rank #4011 Girls' name Peak 2016 1,051 births

Avelyn — #4011 US girls' name

1,051 babies named Avelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s1652010s6732020s213
#4011
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Avelyn was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

91 babies were named Avelyn in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,051 babies named Avelyn between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avelyn currently holds the #4011 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 91 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 673 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Avelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Avelyn in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avelyn 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 1,051 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.

Avelyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,051

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2016

91 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,011

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
91
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Avelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
673 births that decade — 64% of Avelyn's all-time total
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Avelyn by state

Where Avelyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avelyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
77 7.3%
#2 California
62 5.9%
#3 Washington
20 1.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
19 1.8%
#5 Illinois
11 1.0%
#6 Indiana
10 1.0%
#7 North Carolina
10 1.0%
#8 Virginia
10 1.0%
Texas share of Avelyn's total US births 7.3%
Even split

77 of 1,051 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Avelyn appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avelyn?
1,051 babies have been named Avelyn since 2002. It currently ranks #4011 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 91 births.
When was Avelyn most popular?
Avelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 673 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Avelyn most popular?
The top states for the name Avelyn are Texas (77 births), California (62 births), Washington (20 births).
How long has the name Avelyn been used?
Avelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avery, Averie, Averi, Avelina, 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, 2002–2024 (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.