Recorded 2001–2023 Girls' name Peak 2008 167 births

Avey — girls' name

167 babies named Avey in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s502010s902020s27
2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Avey was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

14 babies were named Avey in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avey

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Avey between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avey performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Avey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avey 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 167 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.

Avey at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

167

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2008

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Avey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 20232020201720142011200820032001 5

Avey by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 54% of Avey's all-time total
2000s502010s902020s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avey?
167 babies have been named Avey since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2008 with 14 births.
When was Avey most popular?
Avey was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Avey been used?
Avey has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Avey?
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, 2001–2023 (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.