Boys' name · since 1979
Aviel
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 1,365 babies named Aviel, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,365
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aviel currently ranks #1397 among boys' names in America, with 1,365 babies recorded since 1979.
Aviel has 1,365 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1397 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #4,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,397 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,365 born since 1979
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aviel ranks #4,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,397 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,365 born since 1979, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,365
- born since 1979
- 2020s
- peak decade
Aviel's 1,365 recorded births place it above 90.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aviel compares
1,365 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Aviel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aviel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,365 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aviel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aviel's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 131, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aviel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Aviel popularity over time - girls
59 total births recorded since 2006 (Aviel as girls' name)
Aviel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (558 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Aviel's strongest decade.
558 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Aviel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 99
1990s
99 births
- 2000s 208
2000s
208 births
- 2010s
2010s
447 births
- 2020s
2020s
558 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 558 births (41% of all-time use).
How Aviel 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 Aviel's total volume
Aviel by state
Where Aviel concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 211 | 15.5% |
| #2 | California | | 179 | 13.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 90 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 45 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
211 of 1,365 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Aviel appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Aviels (211 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Aviel 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.