Avan*
#4,668 most common boys' name of all time · #11,498 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1923–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#4,668
Rank overall
#11,498 of 105,966
First appeared
1923
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
1,051
Since 2016
393
Peak year
2012 #1,661
Best rank
#1,661 2012
Girls
Boys
peak 98/yr
Avan first appears in 1923. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 28 | 28 | #3,868 |
| 2024 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,807 |
| 2023 | — | 35 | 35 | #3,360 |
| 2022 | — | 39 | 39 | #3,115 |
| 2021 | — | 32 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2020 | — | 36 | 36 | #3,147 |
| 2019 | — | 43 | 43 | #2,867 |
| 2018 | 9 | 41 | 50 | #2,905 |
| 2017 | — | 61 | 61 | #2,196 |
| 2016 | — | 40 | 40 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | — | 58 | 58 | #2,286 |
| 2014 | 7 | 62 | 69 | #2,188 |
| 2013 | 5 | 67 | 72 | #2,027 |
| 2012 | 5 | 93 | 98 | #1,661 |
| 2011 | 6 | 68 | 74 | #2,006 |
| 2010 | — | 49 | 49 | #2,523 |
| 2009 | — | 30 | 30 | #3,569 |
| 2008 | 9 | 24 | 33 | #4,172 |
| 2007 | 6 | 30 | 36 | #3,525 |
| 2006 | 5 | 20 | 25 | #4,556 |
| 2005 | 5 | 25 | 30 | #3,733 |
| 2004 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,204 |
| 2003 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,318 |
| 2000 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,414 |
| 1998 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,882 |
| 1996 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,234 |
| 1986 | — | 8 | 8 | #5,006 |
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,052 |
| 1977 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,141 |
| 1952 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,105 |
| 1947 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,157 |
| 1931 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,247 |
| 1923 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,812 |