Avian*
#2,937 most common boys' name of all time · #7,115 across all names · 85% male / 15% female · used 1973–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#2,937
Rank overall
#7,115 of 105,966
First appeared
1973
Years on the list
45 of 146
All-time
2,225
Since 2016
924
Peak year
2022 #1,631
Best rank
#1,612 2018
Girls
Boys
peak 114/yr
Avian first appears in 1973. 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 | — | 96 | 96 | #1,704 |
| 2024 | 7 | 60 | 67 | #2,353 |
| 2023 | 5 | 79 | 84 | #1,960 |
| 2022 | 7 | 107 | 114 | #1,631 |
| 2021 | 8 | 87 | 95 | #1,807 |
| 2020 | 10 | 79 | 89 | #1,884 |
| 2019 | — | 71 | 71 | #2,054 |
| 2018 | 6 | 102 | 108 | #1,612 |
| 2017 | 8 | 95 | 103 | #1,676 |
| 2016 | 9 | 88 | 97 | #1,760 |
| 2015 | 8 | 73 | 81 | #1,993 |
| 2014 | 12 | 81 | 93 | #1,837 |
| 2013 | 7 | 69 | 76 | #2,002 |
| 2012 | 11 | 58 | 69 | #2,254 |
| 2011 | — | 54 | 54 | #2,364 |
| 2010 | 6 | 63 | 69 | #2,128 |
| 2009 | — | 71 | 71 | #1,984 |
| 2008 | 6 | 61 | 67 | #2,195 |
| 2007 | 9 | 68 | 77 | #2,042 |
| 2006 | 7 | 64 | 71 | #2,074 |
| 2005 | 14 | 52 | 66 | #2,285 |
| 2004 | 19 | 44 | 63 | #2,508 |
| 2003 | 18 | 34 | 52 | #2,887 |
| 2002 | 15 | 33 | 48 | #2,850 |
| 2001 | 14 | 29 | 43 | #3,103 |
| 2000 | 15 | 25 | 40 | #3,362 |
| 1999 | 15 | 16 | 31 | #4,435 |
| 1998 | 15 | 18 | 33 | #3,932 |
| 1997 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,453 |
| 1996 | 7 | 12 | 19 | #5,024 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9 | 14 | #6,139 |
| 1994 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,311 |
| 1993 | 7 | 10 | 17 | #5,577 |
| 1992 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,984 |
| 1991 | 10 | 5 | 15 | #8,802 |
| 1990 | 8 | 12 | 20 | #4,580 |
| 1989 | 6 | 10 | 16 | #5,008 |
| 1988 | 9 | 8 | 17 | #5,537 |
| 1987 | 9 | 5 | 14 | #7,522 |
| 1986 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,409 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | 6 | 11 | #6,045 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,866 |
| 1976 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,429 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | 7 | — |