Girls' name · since 1990
Avana
Avana has 534 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,117 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 534
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avana is the #3117 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 534 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Avana recorded 534 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #3117 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #11,372 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,117 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 534 born since 1990
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avana ranks #11,372 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,117 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 534 born since 1990, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,372 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,117 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 534
- born since 1990
- 2020s
- peak decade
Avana's 534 recorded births place it above 84.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Avana compares
534 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Avana's all-time total is 42% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 534 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avana's full recorded timeline at 2011, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Avana by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (264 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Avana's strongest decade.
264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Avana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 264 births (49% of all-time use).
How Avana 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 Avana's total volume
Avana by state
Where Avana concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 25 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
42 of 534 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Avana's data
- California records the most Avanas (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Avana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Avana 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.