Girls' name · since 1911
Avalee
Avalee has 1,624 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,624
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avalee currently ranks #3256 among girls' names in America, with 1,624 babies recorded since 1911.
Avalee has 1,624 recorded births among girls since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3256 as of the latest data, more common than 81% 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 1911 to 2025.
- #5,412 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,256 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,624 born since 1911
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avalee ranks #5,412 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,624 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,412 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,624
- born since 1911
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avalee's 1,624 recorded births place it above 92.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Avalee compares
1,624 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Avalee's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avalee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,624 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avalee splits its recorded history at 2006: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 111 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Currently ranks #3256 among girls.
1,624 total births across 115 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 111 births in a single year.
Avalee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (902 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Avalee's strongest decade.
902 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Avalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s 57
1920s
57 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2000s 153
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
902 births
- 2020s
2020s
475 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 902 births (56% of all-time use).
Avalee decade highlights
- Peak decade 902 births
- Runner-up 475 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Avalee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Avalee's total volume
Avalee by state
Where Avalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 112 | 6.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 77 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 60 | 3.7% |
| #4 | California | | 58 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 38 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 20 | 1.2% |
112 of 1,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 6.9% of nationwide
- New York 4.7% of nationwide
- Florida 3.7% of nationwide
- California 3.6% of nationwide
- Tennessee 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 19 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 6.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Avalee appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avalee's data
- Avalee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (902 total births) through the 2020s (475) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Avalees (112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Avalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Avalee 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.
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