Avalee
Girl name · #3256 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 48 baby girls were named Avalee, placing it at #3256 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2123, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 37,500 girls born in 2025 was named Avalee.
The 114-year story
Avalee first appears in the Social Security records in 1911, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 111 girls were named Avalee — good for #1830 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Avalee per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Avalee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Avalee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Avalee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Avalee is most common
State-level data for Avalee is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Avalee
Statistically, parents drawn to Avalee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Finlee, Ainslee, Adlee, Kenslee, and Atlee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Avalee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #3249 |
| 2024 | 54 | #3013 |
| 2023 | 90 | #2124 |
| 2022 | 81 | #2295 |
| 2021 | 96 | #2007 |
| 2020 | 106 | #1841 |
| 2019 | 103 | #1919 |
| 2018 | 111 | #1830 |
| 2017 | 108 | #1876 |
| 2016 | 109 | #1875 |
| 2015 | 90 | #2123 |
| 2014 | 86 | #2194 |
| 2013 | 86 | #2173 |
| 2012 | 88 | #2145 |
| 2011 | 68 | #2614 |
| 2010 | 53 | #3123 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3460 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4882 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5895 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7482 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15352 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4574 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Avalee a popular girl name?
Avalee ranked #3256 among girls in 2025 with 48 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2123.
When was the name Avalee most popular?
Avalee peaked in 2018, when 111 American girls received the name (ranked #1830 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Avalee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 37,500 newborn American girls was named Avalee. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.