Recorded 1917–1919 Girls' name Peak 1919 15 births

Aver — girls' name

15 babies named Aver in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s15
1910s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Aver was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

10 babies were named Aver in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aver

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Aver between 1917 and 1919, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aver currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aver performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aver in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aver at a glance

Last recorded 1919

Total births

15

Since 1917

3 years of records

Peak year

1919

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1919

Active since

1917

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1919

Aver popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1917

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1919)
10
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4681012 19191917 5

Aver by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
15 births that decade — 100% of Aver's all-time total
1910s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aver?
15 babies have been named Aver since 1917. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1919 with 10 births.
When was Aver most popular?
Aver was most popular in the 1910s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Aver been used?
Aver has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 3 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Aver?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1919 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.