Fun Facts About the Name Avian
- More than 2 thousand babies named Avian: U.S. records list 2,223 babies given the name Avian from 1880 through 2025. Even 328 girls received the name Avian - about 1 girl for every 6 boys.
What Does the Name Avian Mean?
Avian is an English name meaning "of birds" or "birdlike." It comes from the Latin avis, "bird," with the adjectival ending seen in Latin avianus, "relating to birds." The name is the English adjective "avian" used as a personal name, so its sense is literal: it describes something belonging to or resembling birds. It is not a traditional name passed down from an older given name, and its meaning is descriptive rather than symbolic.
Avian Name History & Origins
As an English word, "avian" belongs to the vocabulary of natural history, formed from Latin avis, "bird," and used to describe things related to birds. Its use as a personal name is modern and uncommon, taken directly from that word rather than inherited through an older naming tradition.
The given name is separate from the similar-looking names of classical Latin writers, such as the fabulist Avianus and the poet Avienus. Those are Roman literary figures from late antiquity, and their names are not the source of the modern given name. Because Avian as a personal name is a recent coinage from the English word, it has little recorded history of its own.
How Popular is the Name Avian?
Avian 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 2022. Its best rank was #1,606 in 2018.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #12,297 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #15,497 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #12,404 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,383 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #9,643 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #14,020 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #11,796 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #10,997 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #11,988 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,047 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #13,363 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #9,804 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #15,222 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #15,657 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #11,766 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #13,779 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #7,951 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #6,260 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #6,342 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #7,090 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #7,369 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #6,846 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #6,533 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,414 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #10,702 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #13,656 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,720 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,035 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #9,330 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #10,983 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #7,752 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #7,415 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #10,817 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #10,570 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #6,726 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,699 | 96 | 0.0056% |
| 2024 | #2,337 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2023 | #1,955 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 2022 | #1,626 | 107 | 0.0061% |
| 2021 | #1,815 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 2020 | #1,871 | 79 | 0.0046% |
| 2019 | #2,046 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 2018 | #1,606 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2017 | #1,662 | 95 | 0.0051% |
| 2016 | #1,754 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 2015 | #1,983 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2014 | #1,828 | 81 | 0.0042% |
| 2013 | #1,990 | 69 | 0.0036% |
| 2012 | #2,240 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 2011 | #2,348 | 54 | 0.0028% |
| 2010 | #2,120 | 63 | 0.0033% |
| 2009 | #1,976 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 2008 | #2,188 | 61 | 0.0030% |
| 2007 | #2,036 | 68 | 0.0033% |
| 2006 | #2,064 | 64 | 0.0031% |
| 2005 | #2,268 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 2004 | #2,494 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 2003 | #2,850 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2002 | #2,819 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2001 | #3,069 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #3,307 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #4,359 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #3,863 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #5,312 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #4,907 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #5,963 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #7,031 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,390 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #6,725 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,316 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #4,432 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #4,840 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,236 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,046 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,989 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,621 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,332 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,983 | 6 | 0.0004% |
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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