Aavan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Aavan by the numbers

Aavan was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Aavan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Aavan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Aayangift of God; swift or quick56 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aarana variant spelling of aaron; mountain of strength17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aabanmonth of august in zoroastrian calendar11 in the US (2017)
  • Aadansmooth; soft; a form of Aiden8 in the US (2017)
  • Aazancall to prayer; announcement3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Avan60 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Aavan

Names that are said the same way as Aavan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Avonriver in southwest England; place name17 in the US (2017)
  • Afonriver4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aven203 in the US (2017)
  • Ayven96 in the US (2017)
  • Aiven60 in the US (2017)
  • Affan29 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Aavan

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