Avon Boy
How popular is Avon?
#5,207 boy name in 2025
18 baby boys were named Avon in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
1,233living people named Avon (est.)
61median age of people named Avon
2,341babies named Avon since 1880
1 in 184,186US babies born in 2025
Avon popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,207 for boys (▲ 30 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 18 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+100% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,035 in 2015, #6,292 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (32 boys) |
| Highest rank | #906 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1893 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Avon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Aven family of names ranked #720 for boys in 2025 (#708 the year before), with 337 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Aven | 158 | 47% |
| Ayven | 69 | 20% |
| Avan | 28 | 8% |
| Avin | 27 | 8% |
| Aiven | 22 | 7% |
| Avon | 18 | 5% |
| Ayvin | 8 | 2% |
| Aavan | 7 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Avon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 6 | #906 |
| 1900s | 22 | #1,112 |
| 1910s | 115 | #1,407 |
| 1920s | 229 | #1,296 |
| 1930s | 213 | #1,194 |
| 1940s | 211 | #1,345 |
| 1950s | 199 | #1,461 |
| 1960s | 111 | #1,771 |
| 1970s | 87 | #2,356 |
| 1980s | 88 | #3,457 |
| 1990s | 38 | #5,652 |
| 2000s | 87 | #5,796 |
| 2010s | 127 | #4,947 |
| 2020s | 108 | #4,624 |
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Questions
- Is Avon a boy or girl name?
- Avon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Avon were boys.
- How popular is the name Avon?
- 18 baby boys were named Avon in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
- When was Avon most popular?
- Avon peaked in 1921, when 32 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #906 in 1893.
- How many people are named Avon?
- 2,341 babies have been named Avon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,233 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.