Avanna
Girl name · #4838 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 28 baby girls were named Avanna, placing it at #4838 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 64,286 girls born in 2025 was named Avanna.
Babies named Avanna per year. Source: SSA.
The 26-year story
Avanna first appears in the Social Security records in 1999, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 31 babies and a rank of #4454. 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 Avanna against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Avanna in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Avanna is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Avanna will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Avanna is most common
State-level data for Avanna 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 Avanna
Statistically, parents drawn to Avanna tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Alinna, Xianna, Alynna, Lunna, and Layanna.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Avanna | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #4758 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5300 |
| 2023 | 31 | #4454 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4907 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 21 | #5667 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2018 | 30 | #4562 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6287 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7230 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9517 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6382 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8888 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9901 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15432 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9479 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Avanna a popular girl name?
Avanna ranked #4838 among girls in 2025 with 28 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Avanna most popular?
Avanna peaked in 2023, when 31 American girls received the name (ranked #4454 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Avanna?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 64,286 newborn American girls was named Avanna. 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.