Avion
The Story of Avion
As a girl name
American parents first put Avion on the record books as a girl name in 1986, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 37 Avions were born — ranking #3,374 that year. About 46% of every Avion on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Avion last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 304 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Avion as a boy name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 132 newborns named Avion — #1,401 in the national rankings. About 38% of every Avion on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Avion ranks #2,023 for boys with 76 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 3K 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 Avion
Avion is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Avion's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,355. Use the chart and map above to compare Avion'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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