Avalon
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Avalon: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2013.
Avalon carries an air of mythic mystery, derived from the Brythonic word *aball*, meaning apple, and linked to the legendary Isle of Avalon from Arthurian romance—the enchanted orchard where King Arthur’s sword Excalibur was forged and where he was taken to heal. Its most famous bearer is the American jazz singer Ava *Avalon*, though the name also echoes through British folklorist Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 12th-century writings. No true place bears the name, yet Glastonbury Tor in Somerset is often identified as the real-world Avalon, rooted in a Celtic otherworld of apples and immortality. While unisex, Avalon has grown steadily in Scotland since the 1990s as a lyrical, nature-inspired choice, sharing its apple-root with names like Avril and Aveline.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20133 babies
- Latest (2013)
- #8163 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2013
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y