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
0%100%Median name50%81.1%
Avalee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Avalee's 1,624 recorded births place it above 92.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

19 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
111
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
050100150 191119211927200120072012201720222025 48

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 902 births (56% of all-time use).

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

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -108, 4.1%-79, 3.1%-71, 4.7%-45, 5%-49, 6%-54, 5.3%-114, 2.1%-30, 19.5%-65, 8.9%-145, 6.8%-24, 8.9%-25, 6.4%-47, 7.5%-146, 3.2%-116, 3.5%Avalee-115, 6.8%Avalee
Avalee vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Avalee by state

Where Avalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avalee
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%
Texas share of Avalee's total US births 6.9%
Even split

112 of 1,624 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Avalee appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avalee?
Avalee has been given to 1,624 babies in the U.S. since 1911, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,412 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,256 of 17,297. 111 babies were born in 2018, its single highest year.
Where does Avalee sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Avalee most popular?
Avalee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 902 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Avalee most popular?
The top states for the name Avalee are Texas (112 births), New York (77 births), Florida (60 births).
How long has the name Avalee been used?
Records for Avalee go back to 1911, giving 115 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Avalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ava, Avah, Avalynn, Avani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Avalee

Nearby Names Like Avalee

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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.

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.