Total births
85
Girls' name · since 2004
Avena
Avena has 85 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12896
- among girls today
- 85
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Avena currently ranks #12896 among girls' names in America, with 85 babies recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Avena recorded 85 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #12896 nationally today, ahead of 27% 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 2004 to 2025.
- #12896 among girls today
- 85 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
- 27% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Avena is currently the #12896 girls' name in America, more common than 27% of girls - 85 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12896
- among girls today
- 85
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 27%
- more common than other girls
Avena vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12896
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 27% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Avena was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
12 babies were named Avena in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Avena compares
85 22nd percentile among 17,726 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
Avena's all-time total is 78% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avena | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 85 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Avena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avena splits its recorded history at 2019: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avena at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#12,896
Active since
2004
Avena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Avena by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Avena's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Avena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 40 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Avena? ▼
Avena has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #12896 as of the latest data. 12 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Avena most popular? ▼
Avena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Avena been used? ▼
Avena has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 22 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Avena? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avery, Averie, Averi, Avelina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Avena
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Avena: #12896 Girls' Name - 85 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/avena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Avena 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 July 2026.