Girls' name · since 1914
Avia
1,948 babies named Avia in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,944 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,948
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avia is the #1944 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,948 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avia has been recorded 1,948 times among girls since 1914, currently ranked #1944 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #4,782 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,944 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,948 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avia ranks #4,782 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,944 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,948 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,782 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,944 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,948
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avia's 1,948 recorded births place it above 93.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Avia compares
1,948 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 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
Avia's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,948 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avia's full recorded timeline at 1992, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1935, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 113 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Avia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (745 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Avia's strongest decade.
745 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Avia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 125
1990s
125 births
- 2000s 277
2000s
277 births
- 2010s
2010s
745 births
- 2020s
2020s
510 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 745 births (38% of all-time use).
How Avia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Avia's total volume
Avia by state
Where Avia concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 137 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 99 | 5.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 90 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 47 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 36 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 26 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 16 | 0.8% |
137 of 1,948 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Avia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avia's data
- Avia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (745 total births) through the 2020s (510) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Avias (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Avia 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.