Avian
Avian is a Russian masculine first name. It was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century.
Meaning & Origin of Avian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avian is a Russian masculine first name. It was included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, but was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century.
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The Story of Avian
As a girl name
Avian first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1973, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 19 births, good for #6,216 nationwide. About 36% of every Avian on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Avian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 328 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Avian on the record books as a boy name in 1976, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 107 Avians were born — ranking #1,626 that year. About 39% of every Avian on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Avian ranks #2,187 for boys with 67 births, gradually falling (-12%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Avian
Avian is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Avian's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,606. Use the chart and map above to compare Avian'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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