Girls' name · since 2002

Anavey

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 95 babies named Anavey, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,624 of 72,339
all-time among girls
95
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

Anavey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 95 recorded since 2002.

Anavey has 95 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2022.

  • #27,624 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 95 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anavey ranks #27,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,624 of 72,339
all-time among girls
95
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Anavey's 95 recorded births place it above 61.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Anavey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Anavey splits its recorded history at 2014: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Anavey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
46810121416 2002200920122014201620192022 5

Anavey by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (67 births, 71% of the file).

2010s was Anavey's strongest decade.

67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Anavey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 67 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anavey?
95 babies have been named Anavey since 2002. All-time, it sits at #27,624 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
Where does Anavey sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anavey ranks #27,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Anavey most popular?
Anavey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Anavey been used?
Records for Anavey go back to 2002, giving 21 years of history through 2022.
What names are similar to Anavey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ana, Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Anavey's data

  • Anavey's decade-level peak was the 2010s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Anavey

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Anavey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anavey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.