Girls' name · since 2012
Avayla
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 104 babies named Avayla, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,722 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
104 babies have been named Avayla since 2012, making it today's #10722 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Avayla recorded 104 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #10722 nationally today, ahead of 38% 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 2012 to 2025.
- #26,654 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,722 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 104 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avayla ranks #26,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,722 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 104 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,722 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avayla's 104 recorded births place it above 63.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Avayla compares
104 25th percentile among 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
Avayla's all-time total is 72% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avayla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avayla's full recorded timeline at 2019, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Avayla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (52 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Avayla's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Avayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Avayla's data
- Avayla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Avayla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Avayla 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.