Avalyn

Part Ava, part Evelyn, this name made its first appearance in the US Top 1000 in 2013 when it was one of the fastest-rising names of the year. Joining Gracelyn, Raelynn, and Emmalyn in the charts, Avalyn followed the same pattern of smooshing together a popular name with the suffix -lynn.

As a modern creation, Avalyn has several different origins and inspirations behind it. The most obvious it that it is a compound name, created from much-loved Ava and well-loved Lynn. Due to the various different meanings of both names, this means the name can have a variety of possible meanings, including "beautiful like a bird", "island on the lake", "beautiful life", or "bird on the lake".

Alternatively, Avalyn could be a variant of the Germanic name Aveline, meaning "desired", a twist on the French word for hazelnut, or a creative spelling of the legendary island of Avalon from Arthurian myth.

While Ava and Evelyn have remained top choices, Avalyn has declined in popularity and as of 2024, it is half as popular when it peaked in 2017.

Pronounced AV-ah-lin.

As of October 2026, Avalyn ranked #1549 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #906 in 2017.