Unisex name · since 2000

Avari

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 891 babies named Avari, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,124 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,725 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
891
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Avari is the #6725 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 891 recorded since 2000.

Avari has 891 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6725 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.

  • #8,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,725 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 891 born since 2000
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avari ranks #8,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,725 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 891 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.

#8,124 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,725 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
891
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.1%
Avari vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Avari's 891 recorded births place it above 88.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Avari compares

891 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Avari's all-time total is 137% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Avari Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 891 376 567,345
Peak-year births 76 21 19,840

Avari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Avari's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 76, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Avari popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
76
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
020406080 20002004200820122016202020242025 17

Avari popularity over time - boys

201 total births recorded since 2003 (Avari as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 201 births
05101520 20032006201020132017202020232025 15

Avari by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (394 births, 44% of the file).

2000s was Avari's strongest decade.

394 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Avari births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 394 births (44% of all-time use).

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

How Avari 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 Avari's total volume

Avari vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 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 -57, 3.7%-49, 4.5%-36, 7.6%-29, 12.8%-27, 8.4%-97, 11.1%-53, 7.4%-50, 4.3%-110, 4.8%-29, 7.6%-61, 6.2%-140, 3.5%-72, 4.8%-48, 13.4%-56, 4.9%Avari-26, 8.5%Avari
Avari vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Avari by state

Where Avari concentrates geographically, total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Avari
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
37 4.2%
#2 California
11 1.2%
#3 Indiana
10 1.1%
#4 Michigan
6 0.7%
Texas share of Avari's total US births 4.2%
Even split

37 of 891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avari?
Avari has been given to 891 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #8,124 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #6,725 of 17,297. 76 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Avari sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avari ranks #8,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,725 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 Avari most popular?
Avari was most popular in the 2000s decade with 394 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Avari most popular?
The top states for the name Avari are Texas (37 births), California (11 births), Indiana (10 births).
Is Avari a unisex name?
Yes, Avari is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 891 births, and as a boy's name it has 201 births.
How long has the name Avari been used?
Avari has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Avari?
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 Avari's data

  • Avari's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (394 total births) through the 2020s (146) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Avaris (37 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 Avari

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Avari: 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, 2000–2025 (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 Avari 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.