US rank #2580 Girls' name Peak 2016 1,848 births

Avia — #2580 US girls' name

1,848 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.

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#2580
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 85% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Avia was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

113 babies were named Avia in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,848 babies named Avia between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avia currently holds the #2580 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 113 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 745 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Avia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 126 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Avia in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avia 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 1,848 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.

Avia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,848

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2016

113 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,580

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
113
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Avia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
745 births that decade — 40% of Avia's all-time total
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Avia by state

Where Avia concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
126 6.8%
#2 Texas
98 5.3%
#3 New York
81 4.4%
#4 Georgia
47 2.5%
#5 Florida
36 1.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
18 1.0%
#7 Ohio
15 0.8%
#8 Arizona
11 0.6%
California share of Avia's total US births 6.8%
Even split

126 of 1,848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Avia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avia?
1,848 babies have been named Avia since 1914. It currently ranks #2580 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 113 births.
When was Avia most popular?
Avia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 745 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Avia most popular?
The top states for the name Avia are California (126 births), Texas (98 births), New York (81 births).
How long has the name Avia been used?
Avia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avis, Avianna, Aviana, Aviva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1914–2024 (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.