Is Avant a boy or girl name?

Avant is a boy’s name. Of the 642 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Avant

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Avant was most popular in 2004, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,686 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 642 people named Avant.

Avant over time

Births per year. The dot marks Avant’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Avant a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Avant is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 642 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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