Given name & surname
Avon
“of the river”
Avon is used as a given name and a surname. One Celtic interpretation is “of the river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “of the river.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Avon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,341
- 1,641 boys · 700 girls
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,232 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,232 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,162 as a first name in 2020; 448 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Avon’s family of names
Avon has a related form in Aven. Avon has a related form in Avin. Avon has a related form in Avan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Avon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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