How Many People Are Named Avel?
An estimated 410 people in the United States have the first name Avel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Avel peaked in popularity in 2013 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Avel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Avel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
410
About 1 in 835,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2013
17 births
Total Registered
435
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Avel
Avel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 435 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Avel as a male name
Ranked #12,490 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (17 births)
Avel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Avel span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 106 babies were registered. While Avel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Avel by Decade
How has Avel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Avel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Avel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Avel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Avel?
We estimate approximately 410 people named Avel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 835,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Avel a common name?
Avel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 435 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Avel most popular?
Avel reached peak popularity in 2013, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Avel is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Avel a male name?
Avel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Avel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Avel Smith, Avel Johnson, Avel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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