Unisex name · since 1976
Avian
1,896 babies named Avian in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,704 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,896
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,896 babies have been named Avian since 1976, making it today's #1704 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avian has been recorded 1,896 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #1704 nationally and more common than 88% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #3,418 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,704 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,896 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avian ranks #3,418 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,704 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,896 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,418 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,704 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,896
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avian's 1,896 recorded births place it above 92.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Avian compares
1,896 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Avian's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,896 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avian's full recorded timeline at 2004, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 107 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Avian popularity over time - girls
329 total births recorded since 1973 (Avian as girls' name)
Avian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (754 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Avian's strongest decade.
754 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Avian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s 107
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
481 births
- 2010s
2010s
754 births
- 2020s
2020s
508 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 754 births (40% of all-time use).
How Avian 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 Avian's total volume
Avian by state
Where Avian concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 254 | 13.4% |
| #2 | California | | 178 | 9.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 89 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 70 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 56 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 34 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.6% |
254 of 1,896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Avian appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avian's data
- Avian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (754 total births) through the 2020s (508) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Avians (254 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 Avian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Avian 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.