Is Avian a boy or girl name?

Avian is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,225 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.8% were girls and 85.2% were boys.

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Avian

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Avian was most popular in 2022, when 114 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,291 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,627, with 96 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,225 people named Avian.

Avian over time

Births per year. The dot marks Avian’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Avian a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Avian is mostly a boy’s name — 14.8% of the 2,225 Americans given it were girls and 85.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% 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 Avian

Where Avian 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