Avelina
Avelina is a female first name. It is the feminine form of Avelino, in honour of the 16th-century Italian saint Andrea Avellino. His surname is derived from the name of the town of Avellino in Campania, itself from Latin Abellinum.
Meaning & Origin of Avelina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avelina is a female first name. It is the feminine form of Avelino, in honour of the 16th-century Italian saint Andrea Avellino. His surname is derived from the name of the town of Avellino in Campania, itself from Latin Abellinum.
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Origin & history
The Story of Avelina
Avelina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1914, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 64 Avelinas were born — ranking #2,697 that year. As of 2026, Avelina ranks #2,937 for baby girls with 56 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Avelinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Avelina
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- Avelina Landín (1919-1991), Mexican singer
- Avelina Mouzo Leis (1904-2017), Spanish supercentenarian
- Avelina de Fortibus , Latinized name of the British Aveline de Forz, Countess of Aumale (1259-1274)
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About the name Avelina
Avelina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Avelina's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #1,685. Use the chart and map above to compare Avelina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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