Is Avan a boy or girl name?

Avan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,051 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.4% were girls and 94.6% were boys.

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Avan

Recorded 1923–2025 · United States

Avan was most popular in 2012, when 98 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,529 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,252, with 28 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,051 people named Avan.

Avan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Avan’s peak in 2012. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Avan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Avan is mostly a boy’s name — 5.4% of the 1,051 Americans given it were girls and 94.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Avan

Where Avan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org