Avon
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning river in southwest England; place name.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Avon by the numbers
Avon was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 32 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Avon. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Avon
Names that are said the same way as Avon, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a river
Like Avon, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Avon
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