Is Avian a boy or girl name?
Avian is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 60 boys were named Avian, so 10.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 15.4% of the 2,127 US babies named Avian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,337
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,297
- Babies named Avian since 1973
- 2,127
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 114 babies
Boys and girls named Avian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 7 | 53.8% |
| 1980s | 40 | 34 | 45.9% |
| 1990s | 107 | 67 | 38.5% |
| 2000s | 481 | 117 | 19.6% |
| 2010s | 754 | 67 | 8.2% |
| 2020s | 411 | 36 | 8.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | #2,337 | 7 | #12,297 |
| 2023 | 79 | #1,955 | 5 | #15,497 |
| 2022 | 107 | #1,626 | 7 | #12,404 |
| 2021 | 86 | #1,815 | 7 | #12,383 |
| 2020 | 79 | #1,871 | 10 | #9,643 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 102 | #1,606 | 6 | #14,020 |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,662 | 8 | #11,796 |
| 2016 | 88 | #1,754 | 9 | #10,997 |
| 2015 | 73 | #1,983 | 8 | #11,988 |
| 2014 | 81 | #1,828 | 12 | #9,047 |
| 2013 | 69 | #1,990 | 7 | #13,363 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,240 | 11 | #9,804 |
| 2011 | 54 | #2,348 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,120 | 6 | #15,222 |
| 2009 | 71 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,188 | 6 | #15,657 |
| 2007 | 68 | #2,036 | 9 | #11,766 |
| 2006 | 64 | #2,064 | 7 | #13,779 |
| 2005 | 52 | #2,268 | 14 | #7,951 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,494 | 19 | #6,260 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,850 | 18 | #6,342 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,819 | 15 | #7,090 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,069 | 14 | #7,369 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,307 | 15 | #6,846 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,359 | 15 | #6,533 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,863 | 15 | #6,414 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,312 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,907 | 7 | #10,702 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,963 | 5 | #13,656 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,031 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,390 | 7 | #10,720 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,725 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,316 | 10 | #8,035 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,432 | 8 | #9,330 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,840 | 6 | #10,983 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,236 | 9 | #7,752 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,046 | 9 | #7,415 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,989 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,817 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,621 | 5 | #10,570 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,332 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,983 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,726 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Avian reached #1,606 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #6,260 in 2004. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Avian
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.