Avana
Girl name · #3117 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 52 baby girls were named Avana, placing it at #3117 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #5833, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 34,615 girls born in 2025 was named Avana.
Babies named Avana per year. Source: SSA.
The 35-year story
Avana first appears in the Social Security records in 1990, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 62 babies and a rank of #2756. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Avana against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Avana in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Avana is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Avana will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Avana is most common
State-level data for Avana 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 Avana
Statistically, parents drawn to Avana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ahana, Aylana, Aeliana, Aytana, and Avyana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Avana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #3100 |
| 2024 | 45 | #3459 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3709 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2756 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3935 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4757 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6176 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4922 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7988 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5833 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7302 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13150 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7118 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12429 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8109 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16099 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12056 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10745 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10122 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Avana a popular girl name?
Avana ranked #3117 among girls in 2025 with 52 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5833.
When was the name Avana most popular?
Avana peaked in 2022, when 62 American girls received the name (ranked #2756 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Avana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 34,615 newborn American girls was named Avana. 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.