US rank #2508 Girls' name Peak 2016 2,128 births

Avigail — #2508 US girls' name

2,128 babies named Avigail in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s171980s561990s2422000s5812010s8412020s386
#2508
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2016
Single peak year

116 babies were named Avigail in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avigail

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,128 babies named Avigail between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avigail currently holds the #2508 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 116 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avigail performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 841 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Avigail shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 504 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Avigail in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avigail 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 2,128 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.

Avigail at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,128

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2016

116 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,508

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avigail popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
116
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Avigail by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
841 births that decade — 40% of Avigail's all-time total
1960s51970s171980s561990s2422000s5812010s8412020s386

Avigail by state

Where Avigail concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avigail
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
504 23.7%
#2 California
263 12.4%
#3 Texas
152 7.1%
#4 New Jersey
134 6.3%
#5 Florida
105 4.9%
#6 Washington
10 0.5%
#7 North Carolina
8 0.4%
#8 Georgia
6 0.3%
New York share of Avigail's total US births 23.7%
Even split

504 of 2,128 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Avigail appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avigail?
2,128 babies have been named Avigail since 1968. It currently ranks #2508 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 116 births.
When was Avigail most popular?
Avigail was most popular in the 2010s decade with 841 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Avigail most popular?
The top states for the name Avigail are New York (504 births), California (263 births), Texas (152 births).
How long has the name Avigail been used?
Avigail has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avigail?
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, 1968–2024 (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.