NameTides

Avalon

Avalon was the #1,458 girls' name in the US in 2025 (147 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #1,768 in Canada.

Avalon as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Avalon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Avalon as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#1,458 (147)#2,278 (12)—#1,768 (13)
2024#1,609 (130)#3,696 (6)—#1,949 (11)
2023#1,780 (114)#2,063 (13)—#1,491 (15)
2022#1,601 (132)#2,674 (9)—#1,854 (11)
2021#1,652 (126)#2,711 (9)—#1,876 (11)
2020#1,654 (124)#1,939 (14)—#1,490 (15)
2019#1,598 (133)#2,869 (8)—#2,025 (10)
2018#1,727 (119)#3,518 (6)—#1,639 (13)
2017#1,643 (131)#5,765 (3)—#1,382 (17)
2016#1,485 (154)#3,214 (7)—#1,463 (16)
2015#1,504 (151)#3,615 (6)—#1,363 (17)
2014#1,436 (158)#2,314 (11)—#2,185 (9)
2013#1,576 (136)#4,050 (5)#816 (3)#1,255 (19)
2012#1,904 (105)#2,717 (9)—#1,904 (11)
2011#1,728 (119)#2,636 (9)—#957 (27)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,458.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1907.
  • In 2025, 91% of US babies named Avalon were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Avalon is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,700 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Avalon by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #429ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #878OHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #818AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,038TXFlorida: #1,545FL
Avalon (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AvalonCanadaGirls#1,76813
AvalonEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
AvalonScotlandGirls—too few
AvalonUSGirls#1,458147
AvalonUSBoys#5,86115