Avian is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2022 and remains in steady use.
Avian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,699 for boy births in the United States (and #3,629 across all names), given to 96 babies. Avian first appears in 1973 and peaked in 2022 (107 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,699 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | #12,336 | #2,348 |
| 2023 | 84 | 84 | #15,513 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 114 | 114 | #12,410 | #1,626 |
| 2021 | 95 | 95 | #11,278 | #1,802 |
| 2020 | 89 | 89 | #9,645 | #1,873 |
| 2019 | 71 | 71 | — | #2,047 |
| 2018 | 108 | 108 | #14,026 | #1,606 |
| 2017 | 103 | 103 | #11,799 | #1,662 |
| 2016 | 97 | 97 | #10,997 | #1,755 |
| 2015 | 81 | 81 | #11,990 | #1,984 |
| 2014 | 93 | 93 | #9,050 | #1,829 |
| 2013 | 76 | 76 | #13,364 | #1,990 |
| 2012 | 69 | 69 | #9,806 | #2,240 |
| 2011 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,348 |
| 2010 | 69 | 69 | #15,223 | #2,120 |
| 2009 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,976 |
| 2008 | 67 | 67 | #15,659 | #2,188 |
| 2007 | 77 | 77 | #11,766 | #2,037 |
| 2006 | 71 | 71 | #13,782 | #2,064 |
| 2005 | 66 | 66 | #7,952 | #2,268 |
| 2004 | 63 | 63 | #6,260 | #2,494 |
| 2003 | 52 | 52 | #6,343 | #2,850 |
| 2002 | 48 | 48 | #7,090 | #2,819 |
| 2001 | 43 | 43 | #7,370 | #3,069 |
| 2000 | 40 | 40 | #6,846 | #3,307 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | #6,533 | #4,359 |
| 1998 | 33 | 33 | #6,414 | #3,863 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,312 |
| 1996 | 19 | — | #10,701 | #4,907 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | #13,656 | #5,963 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #7,030 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #10,720 | #5,389 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | — | #6,726 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #8,035 | #8,315 |
| 1990 | 20 | — | #9,330 | #4,433 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #10,984 | #4,840 |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #7,752 | #5,236 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #7,414 | #7,045 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | — | #5,989 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #10,816 | — |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #10,571 | #5,622 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #6,332 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #4,982 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #6,726 | — |