Avelyn
A feminine name of English origin meaning "bird" or "desired child".
Name Census estimates that about 1,043 living Americans carry the first name Avelyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Avelyn today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Avelyn births was 2016 (91 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Avelyn. 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 Avelyn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Avelyn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 11 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 328,624 Americans
Peak year
2016
91 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,958
Tracked since 2002
Census
Avelyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 901 people with the first name Avelyn, which placed it at #13,414 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
#13,414
National first-name rank
People counted
901
901 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Avelyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Avelyn is White at 63.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (17.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.7%). 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 Avelyn 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 Avelyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.3% · 570
- Hispanic or Latino17.3% · 156
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.7% · 87
- Two or more races6.5% · 59
- Black or African American3.0% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 2
Popularity
Avelyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Avelyn 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 673 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Avelyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Avelyn 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 Avelyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Avelyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Texas, California, Washington recorded the most babies named Avelyn, while New York, Michigan, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Avelyn
The name Avelyn is a modern variant of the medieval English name Aveline, which derived from the Germanic name Avelina. The name Avelina is thought to have originated from the Gaulish word "aval" meaning "apple tree" or "fruit-bearing tree." This name was likely brought to Britain during the Norman Conquest in the 11th century.
The earliest known record of the name Aveline dates back to the 12th century. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Aveline de Forz, a powerful English noblewoman who lived from around 1070 to 1153. She was the Countess of Lancaster and the wife of William de Forz, a Norman nobleman.
Another notable historical figure with the name Aveline was Aveline de Villiers, a French noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was the wife of Raoul de Soissons, a prominent French knight and crusader.
In literature, the name Aveline appears in the medieval French romance "Yvain, the Knight of the Lion" by Chrétien de Troyes. The character Aveline is portrayed as a beautiful and virtuous maiden.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the spelling variation "Avelyn" dates back to the 16th century. Avelyn Lambarde was an English woman who lived from around 1530 to 1590. She was the wife of William Lambarde, a renowned English antiquarian and writer.
In the 19th century, Avelyn Marianne Beaufoy was a British artist and philanthropist who lived from 1820 to 1905. She was known for her support of various charitable causes and her contributions to the arts.
While the name Avelyn is a relatively modern variation, it carries a rich history and heritage rooted in medieval England and France. Its connection to the natural imagery of apple trees and fruit-bearing plants adds a poetic and evocative quality to the name.
People
Avelyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Avelyn 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
Avelyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Avelyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,043 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Avelyn 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 328,624 US residents.
Is Avelyn a common name?
We classify Avelyn as "Rare". It ranks above 90.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,051 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Avelyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Avelyn was 2016, when 91 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Avelyn is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Avelyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 901 people with the name Avelyn, or 0.30 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,414 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 Avelyn 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 Avelyn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Avelyn appears almost entirely female. Of the 900 people counted with this name, 99.2% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Avelyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Avelyn is White at 63.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (17.3%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.7%). 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 Avelyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Avelyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.3% (570 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 Avelyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Avelyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Avelyn 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 Avelyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Avelyn 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 Avelyn 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 many people are named Avelyn?
Want to know how many Americans are named Avelyn? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.