Is Avalon a boy or girl name?
Avalon is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 130 girls and 10 boys were named Avalon, so 92.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.7% of the 4,119 US babies named Avalon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,785
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,602
- Babies named Avalon since 1907
- 4,119
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 158 babies
Boys and girls named Avalon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 26 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 194 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 133 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 43 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 0 | 123 | 100% |
| 1990s | 12 | 465 | 97.5% |
| 2000s | 5 | 1,085 | 99.5% |
| 2010s | 19 | 1,332 | 98.6% |
| 2020s | 18 | 625 | 97.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,785 | 130 | #1,602 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,992 | 114 | #1,782 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,600 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,667 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,654 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,597 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,899 | 119 | #1,728 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,643 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,484 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,669 | 151 | #1,505 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,435 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,865 | 136 | #1,578 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,905 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,730 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,676 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,546 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,686 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,681 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,591 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,951 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,813 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,887 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,869 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,048 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,508 | 64 | #2,407 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,314 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,800 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,360 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,426 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,736 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,259 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,775 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,497 | 45 | #2,689 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,942 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,249 | 16 | #5,580 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,371 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,186 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,343 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,202 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,098 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,227 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,115 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,535 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,304 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,539 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,220 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,184 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,514 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,467 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,291 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,376 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,614 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,768 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,456 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,408 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,739 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,460 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,920 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,705 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,746 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,942 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,432 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,821 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,314 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,118 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,834 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,394 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,878 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,078 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,630 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,064 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,844 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,792 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,169 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,913 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,261 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,290 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,921 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,097 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Avalon reached #7,249 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #1,169 in 1921. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Avalon
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.