Unisex name · since 2009
Avett
770 babies named Avett in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,838 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 770
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
770 babies have been named Avett since 2009, making it today's #3838 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Avett recorded 770 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #3838 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, 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 2009 to 2025.
- #6,041 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,838 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 770 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avett ranks #6,041 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,838 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 770 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,838 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 770
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avett's 770 recorded births place it above 86.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Avett compares
770 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Avett's all-time total is 109% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 770 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avett's full recorded timeline at 2017, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Avett popularity over time - girls
54 total births recorded since 2014 (Avett as girls' name)
Avett by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (496 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Avett's strongest decade.
496 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Avett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
496 births
- 2020s
2020s
268 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 496 births (64% of all-time use).
How Avett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Avett's total volume
Avett by state
Where Avett concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 93 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 20 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
93 of 770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Avett appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avett's data
- Avett's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (496 total births) through the 2020s (268) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Avetts (93 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Avett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Avett 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.