Aviance
An inventive modern name possibly meaning "to take flight".
Name Census estimates that about 464 living Americans carry the first name Aviance. It is a predominantly female name (97.3% of registrations). The average person named Aviance today is around 31 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aviance births was 1998 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aviance. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
464
~ 1 in 738,695 Americans
Peak year
1998
26 babies that year
Average age
31
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,480
Tracked since 1975
Census
Aviance in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 387 people with the first name Aviance, which placed it at #24,748 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,748
National first-name rank
People counted
387
387 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
79.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aviance
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aviance is Black at 79.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aviance described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aviance at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American79.8% · 309
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 33
- Two or more races7.0% · 27
- White3.1% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Aviance
Aviance leans heavily female at 97.3% of total registrations, but 13 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Aviance as a male name
- Ranked #6,480 in 2024
- 13 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2024 (13 births)
Aviance as a female name
- Ranked #11,797 in 2017
- 8 female births in 2017
- Peak: 1998 (26 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aviance leans strongly female. 356 people counted with this name were female (93.4%), compared with 25 male bearers (6.6%).
Popularity
Aviance: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aviance from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 162 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aviance by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aviance during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aviances live
Origin
Meaning and history of Aviance
The name Aviance is a relatively modern invention, likely derived from the French word "avion," which means "airplane" or "aircraft." This suggests that the name may have originated in the early 20th century, during the pioneering era of aviation.
While the name itself does not appear to have any direct historical references or appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures, its connection to the world of aviation and technological progress is noteworthy. The earliest recorded examples of the name Aviance are likely to be found in birth records from the mid-20th century onwards.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Aviance was Aviance Landry, a French aviator born in 1925. She made history as one of the first women to obtain a commercial pilot's license in France, paving the way for future generations of female pilots.
Another notable figure with the name Aviance was Aviance Beaumont, an American aerospace engineer born in 1938. Beaumont played a crucial role in the development of advanced propulsion systems for both military and civilian aircraft, contributing significantly to the field of aeronautical engineering.
In the realm of literature, Aviance Fitzgerald was an acclaimed American author born in 1962. Her novels often explored themes of adventure, exploration, and the human spirit's desire for flight and discovery, drawing inspiration from the name's aviation roots.
Aviance Lamarche, born in 1978, was a Canadian aviation historian and researcher. Her groundbreaking work on the early pioneers of flight shed new light on the contributions of often overlooked individuals and communities to the development of aviation technology.
Finally, Aviance Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American pilot born in 1985, made headlines as the first person of Vietnamese descent to fly solo around the world. Her historic journey was a testament to the universal appeal of aviation and the name's embodiment of the spirit of exploration and adventure.
These individuals, spanning different eras and geographic locations, exemplify the diverse ways in which the name Aviance has been embraced and celebrated throughout history, reflecting its unique connection to the world of aviation and human ingenuity.
People
Aviance + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aviance as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aviance: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aviance?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 464 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aviance going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 738,695 US residents.
Is Aviance a common name?
We classify Aviance as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 482 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aviance most popular?
The single biggest year for Aviance was 1998, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aviance is about 31 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aviance in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 387 people with the name Aviance, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,748 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aviance in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aviance?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aviance leans strongly female. 356 people counted with this name were female (93.4%), compared with 25 male bearers (6.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aviance?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aviance is Black at 79.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.5%) and Two or More Races (7.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aviance most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Aviance in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.8% (309 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aviance in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aviance a female name?
Yes, 97.3% of people registered as Aviance in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aviance still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aviance in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aviance can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Aviance?
See how many people have the name Aviance on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.