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
Avari's 891 recorded births place it above 88.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2006)
- 76
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Currently ranks #6725 among girls.
891 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 76 births in a single year.
Avari popularity over time - boys
201 total births recorded since 2003 (Avari as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Avari accounts for 18% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 2000s
2000s
394 births
- 2010s
2010s
351 births
- 2020s 146
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 394 births (44% of all-time use).
Avari decade highlights
- Peak decade 394 births
- Runner-up 351 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Avari concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| 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% |
37 of 891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.2% of nationwide
- California 1.2% of nationwide
- Indiana 1.1% of nationwide
- Michigan 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~25 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, 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.
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