Girls' name · since 2012
Avacyn
Avacyn has 431 recorded births since 2012 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,924 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,055 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 431
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avacyn is the #4055 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 431 recorded since 2012.
Avacyn has 431 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4055 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, 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 2012 to 2025.
- #12,924 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,055 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 431 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avacyn ranks #12,924 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,055 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 431 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,924 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,055 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 431
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avacyn's 431 recorded births place it above 82.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Avacyn compares
431 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Avacyn's all-time total is 15% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avacyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 431 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avacyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avacyn's full recorded timeline at 2019, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avacyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Avacyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (231 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Avacyn's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Avacyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
231 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 231 births (54% of all-time use).
Avacyn by state
Where Avacyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Avacyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Avacyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avacyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
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, 2012–2025 (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 Avacyn 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.