Unisex name · since 1990
Avary
Avary has 1,657 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,657
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avary currently ranks #6008 among unisex names in America, with 1,657 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Avary recorded 1,657 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #6008 nationally today, ahead of 65% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,350 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,008 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,657 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avary ranks #5,350 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,008 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,657 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,350 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,657
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avary's 1,657 recorded births place it above 92.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Avary compares
1,657 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
Avary's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avary | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,657 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 112 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avary's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 112, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avary popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Avary popularity over time - boys
114 total births recorded since 2001 (Avary as boys' name)
Avary by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (754 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Avary's strongest decade.
754 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Avary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
679 births
- 2010s
2010s
754 births
- 2020s 168
2020s
168 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 754 births (46% of all-time use).
How Avary 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 Avary's total volume
Avary by state
Where Avary concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 130 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 111 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 51 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 49 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 36 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
130 of 1,657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Avary appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avary's data
- Avary's decade-level peak was the 2010s (754 total births); usage has since declined to 168 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Avarys (130 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 Avary: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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 Avary 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.