Girls' name · since 1914
Avonell
Avonell has 186 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 186
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Avonell is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 186 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avonell has been recorded 186 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1942.
- #20,539 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 186 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avonell ranks #20,539 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 186 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 186
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Avonell's 186 recorded births place it above 71.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Avonell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avonell's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avonell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1942
- Peak year (1927)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Avonell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (86 births, 46% of the file).
1920s was Avonell's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Avonell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
67 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (46% of all-time use).
Avonell by state
Where Avonell concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 10 | 5.4% |
10 of 186 births nationwide.
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What to do with Avonell's data
- Avonell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Avonells (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Avonell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1914–1942 (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 Avonell 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.