Fun Facts About the Name Aven
- More than 4 thousand babies named Aven: U.S. records list 4,503 babies given the name Aven from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,654 girls received the name Aven - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Aven Mean?
No single meaning is firmly established for the given name Aven. It is a short name used in English-speaking countries, and the words it resembles belong to unrelated languages.
In the Celtic languages, aven is the Breton word for "river," a close relative of Welsh afon and Cornish avon. All three go back to an old Celtic word for "river" or "water" that also lies behind English river names such as Avon. The river called the Aven in Brittany carries this name.
In biblical Hebrew, by contrast, aven (אָוֶן) is a common noun meaning "trouble," "wickedness," or "idolatry." It appears in place names such as Beth-aven and is used as a symbolic name for the city of Heliopolis.
The Breton "river" word and the Hebrew noun are not related to each other, and no documented link connects either of them to the modern given name.
Aven Name History & Origins
Aven is uncommon in English-speaking countries, where it is used as a given name and also as a surname. The clearest recorded uses of the form are as place names.
The Aven is a river in Brittany, in northwestern France. The town of Pont-Aven stands where the river meets the Atlantic, and in the late nineteenth century it became known for the circle of painters around Paul Gauguin usually called the Pont-Aven School. In Breton, aven is a word for "river"; the same Celtic root survives in Welsh afon and Cornish avon and lies behind many English river names spelled Avon.
In the Hebrew Bible, aven is a noun meaning trouble, wickedness, or idolatry. It forms part of the place name Beth-aven, and the prophet Ezekiel uses Aven as a name for Heliopolis in Egypt. Those are uses of a Hebrew common noun in place names rather than a record of a personal name handed down.
How Popular is the Name Aven?
Aven has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #1,072 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,258 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2024 | #2,923 | 56 | 0.0035% |
| 2023 | #3,184 | 51 | 0.0032% |
| 2022 | #3,473 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2021 | #3,683 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2020 | #2,579 | 66 | 0.0041% |
| 2019 | #2,403 | 74 | 0.0044% |
| 2018 | #2,683 | 64 | 0.0038% |
| 2017 | #2,361 | 77 | 0.0045% |
| 2016 | #2,209 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2015 | #2,214 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 2014 | #1,854 | 109 | 0.0061% |
| 2013 | #1,579 | 136 | 0.0078% |
| 2012 | #1,552 | 141 | 0.0080% |
| 2011 | #1,675 | 126 | 0.0072% |
| 2010 | #1,639 | 130 | 0.0073% |
| 2009 | #2,018 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2008 | #4,467 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2007 | #4,576 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2006 | #4,590 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 2005 | #6,039 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2004 | #6,001 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #11,457 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,269 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #10,212 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #13,362 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,464 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #12,252 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #9,676 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #10,683 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,411 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #11,541 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #5,292 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,256 | 158 | 0.0093% |
| 2024 | #1,154 | 181 | 0.0106% |
| 2023 | #1,149 | 182 | 0.0107% |
| 2022 | #1,540 | 116 | 0.0066% |
| 2021 | #1,931 | 78 | 0.0045% |
| 2020 | #1,833 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 2019 | #1,460 | 119 | 0.0066% |
| 2018 | #1,348 | 133 | 0.0073% |
| 2017 | #1,393 | 126 | 0.0068% |
| 2016 | #1,266 | 144 | 0.0076% |
| 2015 | #1,318 | 134 | 0.0070% |
| 2014 | #1,390 | 122 | 0.0064% |
| 2013 | #1,202 | 149 | 0.0079% |
| 2012 | #1,072 | 175 | 0.0092% |
| 2011 | #1,285 | 133 | 0.0070% |
| 2010 | #1,256 | 139 | 0.0072% |
| 2009 | #1,332 | 130 | 0.0066% |
| 2008 | #1,737 | 87 | 0.0043% |
| 2007 | #1,998 | 70 | 0.0034% |
| 2006 | #1,878 | 72 | 0.0035% |
| 2005 | #2,238 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 2004 | #2,603 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #2,434 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2002 | #3,674 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #4,910 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #4,598 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #4,358 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,906 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #4,684 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,047 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,426 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #4,722 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #7,498 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,023 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #6,496 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,732 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #5,120 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,537 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #4,683 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,923 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1923 | #4,285 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,897 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,900 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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