How Many People Are Named Avalon?
people named Avalon are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 87,569 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,282 babies named Avalon in Social Security records from 1907 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
162 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death. The name of this island is perhaps related to Welsh afal meaning "apple", a fruit which was often linked with paradise.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Avalon, 98.3% were girls and 1.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1920s: 100% of the babies were girls then and 95.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Avalon alive today is about 16 years old, and 88% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Avalon first appears in the records in 1907, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 162 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1907 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Avalon has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,169, in 1921. In 2025 it ranked #1,459.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,459 |
| Best rank | #1,169 (1921) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,632 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Avalon alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Avalon were born in California than in any other state: about 810 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Avalon was given 3.2 times as often in California, 1.9 times in Colorado and 1.8 times in Washington.
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