Avalina
A feminine name derived from the word "Aveline", of French origin meaning "desired child".
Name Census estimates that about 531 living Americans carry the first name Avalina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Avalina today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Avalina births was 2022 (46 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Avalina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Avalina with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
531
~ 1 in 645,488 Americans
Peak year
2022
46 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,037
Tracked since 2002
Census
Avalina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 363 people with the first name Avalina, which placed it at #25,907 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#25,907
National first-name rank
People counted
363
363 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
42.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Avalina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Avalina is Hispanic at 42.7%. The next largest groups are White (41.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Avalina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Avalina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino42.7% · 155
- White41.9% · 152
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.3% · 23
- Two or more races4.4% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 9
- Black or African American2.2% · 8
Popularity
Avalina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Avalina from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 278 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Avalina remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Avalina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Avalina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Avalinas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, New Jersey, Florida recorded the most babies named Avalina, while Pennsylvania, New York, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Avalina
The name Avalina is of Spanish origin, derived from the Latin word "aval" meaning "approval" or "guarantee." It is believed to have first appeared in Spain during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.
Avalina was a fairly uncommon name during this time, but it gained some popularity among the nobility and upper classes. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in a 13th-century Castilian manuscript, where it is mentioned as the name of a noblewoman from the region of Aragon.
The name Avalina is not directly referenced in any major religious texts or ancient scriptures, but it may have been influenced by the Latin name "Avelina," which was derived from the word "avellana," meaning "hazelnut." This name was popular among early Christian communities in Europe.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals named Avalina. One of the earliest was Avalina de Aragón (1210-1276), a Spanish noblewoman who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Violante of Aragon. Another historical figure was Avalina de Montfort (1245-1317), a French countess and patron of the arts who commissioned several works of literature and poetry.
In the 16th century, Avalina Pico della Mirandola (1492-1557) was an Italian philosopher and writer who was known for her defense of women's rights to education and intellectual pursuits. She corresponded with many of the leading thinkers of her time, including Erasmus and Martin Luther.
In the realm of the arts, Avalina Carracci (1563-1605) was an Italian Renaissance painter from Bologna, known for her portraits and religious works. Her brother, Agostino Carracci, was also a renowned painter and art theorist.
Finally, Avalina Curie (1867-1934) was a Polish-born physicist and chemist who, together with her husband Pierre Curie, conducted pioneering work on radioactivity and discovered the elements radium and polonium. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win it twice, in Physics and Chemistry.
People
Avalina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Avalina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Avalina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Avalina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 531 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Avalina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 645,488 US residents.
Is Avalina a common name?
We classify Avalina as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 535 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Avalina most popular?
The single biggest year for Avalina was 2022, when 46 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Avalina is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Avalina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 363 people with the name Avalina, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,907 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Avalina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Avalina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Avalina leans strongly female. 363 people counted with this name were female (98.6%), compared with 5 male bearers (1.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Avalina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Avalina is Hispanic at 42.7%. The next largest groups are White (41.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Avalina most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Avalina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.7% (155 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Avalina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Avalina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Avalina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Avalina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Avalina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Avalina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Avalina?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.