Avelina
Girl name · #2441 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 73 baby girls were named Avelina, placing it at #2441 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3346, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,658 girls born in 2025 was named Avelina.
The 111-year story
Avelina first appears in the Social Security records in 1914, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 73 babies and a rank of #2438. 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.
Babies named Avelina per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Avelina in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Avelina is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Avelina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Avelina is most common
State-level data for Avelina 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 Avelina
Statistically, parents drawn to Avelina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emelina, Madina, Yasmina, Adalina, and Aleina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Avelina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2438 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3225 |
| 2023 | 57 | #2936 |
| 2022 | 53 | #3073 |
| 2021 | 50 | #3215 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3841 |
| 2019 | 40 | #3718 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4144 |
| 2017 | 42 | #3627 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2697 |
| 2015 | 48 | #3346 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4178 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3573 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4707 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4244 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4931 |
| 2008 | 32 | #4647 |
| 2007 | 32 | #4567 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4953 |
| 2005 | 28 | #4704 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5744 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6055 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6392 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5364 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Avelina a popular girl name?
Avelina ranked #2441 among girls in 2025 with 73 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3346.
When was the name Avelina most popular?
Avelina peaked in 2025, when 73 American girls received the name (ranked #2438 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Avelina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,658 newborn American girls was named Avelina. 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.