Total births
62
Girls' name · since 2009
Avera
Avera has 62 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14630
- among girls today
- 62
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
62 babies have been named Avera since 2009, making it today's #14630 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avera has been recorded 62 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #14630 nationally and more common than 17% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #14630 among girls today
- 62 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Avera is currently the #14630 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 62 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14630
- among girls today
- 62
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Avera vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14630
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Avera was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
9 babies were named Avera in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Avera compares
62 18th 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
Avera's all-time total is 84% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avera | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 62 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Avera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avera splits its recorded history at 2021: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avera at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#14,630
Active since
2009
Avera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Avera by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Avera's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Avera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 37 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Avera? ▼
62 babies have been named Avera since 2009. It currently ranks #14630 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 9 births.
When was Avera most popular? ▼
Avera was most popular in the 2020s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Avera been used? ▼
Avera has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 17 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Avera? ▼
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 Avera
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Averie Girl
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Averi Girl
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Avelina Girl
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Aven Girl
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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, 2009–2025 (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. "Avera: #14630 Girls' Name - 62 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/avera. 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 Avera 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.