Avalyn

A girls’ name of English origin, meaning like a bird; a modern elaboration of Ava.

Babies a year
292
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies

How Avalyn has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2018. Lower is more popular.
#823#951#1079201520172018#940

View as table
YearUS rank
2015#985
2016#997
2017#905
2018#940

Avalyn by the numbers

In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Avalyn. In the US, 292 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.

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

Other names that come from Ava

Like Avalyn, each of these traces back to Ava: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Avahlife; bird; a respelling of Ava514 in the US (2017)
  • Ayvalife; a respelling of Ava226 in the US (2017)
  • Avamariebird and beloved; combination of Ava and Marie85 in the US (2017)
  • Avaleighlife and meadow; a blend of Ava and Leigh82 in the US (2017)
  • Ava-Maelike a bird; bird-like with May flower; compound of Ava and Mae74 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Avagracebird combined with grace; a modern blended form of Ava and Grace42 in the US (2017)
  • Ava-Maybird, desired; hyphenated form of Ava and May26 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ava-Leighlife; a form of Ava with suffix14 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Adalynnoble natured; a modern respelling of Adeline2,194 in the US (2017)
  • Avalonisland of apples; legendary isle131 in the US (2017)
  • Avelynlike a bird; modern elaboration of Ava74 in the US (2017)
  • Avalynn340 in the US (2017)
  • Aralyn79 in the US (2017)
  • Avacyn42 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Avalyn

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

Other names that mean a bird

Like Avalyn, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
  • Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
  • Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
  • Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
  • Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
  • Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Avalyn

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