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Avalon

Girl

Meaning of Avalon: Welsh: 'island of apples'

Avalon is a girl's name most strongly associated with Welsh naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1317th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3695th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1317

162 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3695

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,282

First recorded 1907 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 19 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 21 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 22 babies19901991: 39 babies1992: 51 babies1993: 43 babies1994: 58 babies1995: 44 babies1996: 53 babies1997: 56 babies1998: 47 babies1999: 64 babies2000: 69 babies20002001: 82 babies2002: 95 babies2003: 97 babies2004: 105 babies2005: 98 babies2006: 135 babies2007: 131 babies2008: 132 babies2009: 146 babies2010: 126 babies20102011: 119 babies2012: 105 babies2013: 142 babies2014: 158 babies2015: 158 babies2016: 154 babies2017: 131 babies2018: 125 babies2019: 133 babies2020: 124 babies20202021: 126 babies2022: 132 babies2023: 122 babies2024: 140 babies2025: 162 babies
US babies named Avalon per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 162.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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