Is Avon a boy or girl name?
Avon is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 18 boys were named Avon, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 30.1% of the 2,323 US babies named Avon were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,245
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Avon since 1893
- 2,323
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 46 babies
Boys and girls named Avon, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 115 | 49 | 29.9% |
| 1920s | 229 | 126 | 35.5% |
| 1930s | 213 | 120 | 36% |
| 1940s | 211 | 146 | 40.9% |
| 1950s | 199 | 158 | 44.3% |
| 1960s | 111 | 58 | 34.3% |
| 1970s | 87 | 20 | 18.7% |
| 1980s | 88 | 12 | 12% |
| 1990s | 38 | 11 | 22.4% |
| 2000s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 90 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,245 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,266 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,865 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,646 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,329 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,977 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,224 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,312 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,073 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,102 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,758 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,638 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,738 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,460 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,727 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,826 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,794 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,934 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,494 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,214 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,206 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,691 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,836 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,587 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,052 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,347 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,044 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,861 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,690 | 5 | #13,500 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,317 | 6 | #11,655 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,842 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,377 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,901 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,840 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,480 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,904 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,056 | 5 | #10,644 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,361 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,633 | 7 | #8,242 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,884 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,880 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,919 | 7 | #7,619 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,470 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,539 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,364 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,732 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,478 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,576 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,301 | 7 | #6,416 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,882 | 6 | #6,683 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,706 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,623 | 7 | #5,488 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,634 | 5 | #6,625 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,003 | 5 | #6,604 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,426 | 12 | #3,815 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,856 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,150 | 6 | #5,894 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,778 | 17 | #2,995 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,204 | 7 | #5,066 |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,898 | 10 | #3,940 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,504 | 8 | #4,560 |
| 1956 | 26 | #1,535 | 17 | #2,833 |
| 1955 | 20 | #1,728 | 23 | #2,281 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,891 | 17 | #2,702 |
| 1953 | 22 | #1,632 | 23 | #2,176 |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,486 | 16 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 26 | #1,464 | 17 | #2,481 |
| 1950 | 19 | #1,704 | 20 | #2,191 |
| 1949 | 25 | #1,465 | 10 | #3,404 |
| 1948 | 29 | #1,349 | 17 | #2,420 |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,602 | 17 | #2,456 |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,643 | 14 | #2,613 |
| 1945 | 22 | #1,409 | 11 | #2,750 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,485 | 11 | #2,777 |
| 1943 | 14 | #1,989 | 10 | #3,054 |
| 1942 | 23 | #1,471 | 17 | #2,124 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,637 | 22 | #1,698 |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,633 | 17 | #1,967 |
| 1939 | 30 | #1,196 | 12 | #2,432 |
| 1938 | 17 | #1,691 | 14 | #2,238 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,406 | 15 | #2,107 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,386 | 11 | #2,535 |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,763 | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,506 | 17 | #1,925 |
| 1933 | 29 | #1,232 | 15 | #2,063 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,551 | 9 | #3,062 |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,849 | 9 | #2,997 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,826 | 11 | #2,703 |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,617 | 6 | #4,105 |
| 1928 | 17 | #1,907 | 13 | #2,510 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,046 | 10 | #3,074 |
| 1926 | 30 | #1,331 | 13 | #2,579 |
| 1925 | 24 | #1,538 | 17 | #2,201 |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,965 | 22 | #1,877 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,507 | 12 | #2,741 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,550 | 9 | #3,400 |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,299 | 7 | #4,062 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,595 | 17 | #2,178 |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,412 | 14 | #2,397 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,910 | 11 | #2,839 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,905 | 5 | #4,660 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,557 | 7 | #3,585 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,709 | 7 | #3,463 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,444 | 5 | #3,672 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,575 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #920 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Avon reached #920 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #1,698 in 1941. 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 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.