US rank #5110 Boys' name Peak 2002 478 births

Avigdor — #5110 US boys' name

478 babies named Avigdor in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s322000s1962010s1522020s82
#5110
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Avigdor was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

33 babies were named Avigdor in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avigdor

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Avigdor between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Avigdor currently holds the #5110 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avigdor performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 196 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Avigdor shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 197 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Avigdor in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avigdor 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 478 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.

Avigdor at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

478

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

2002

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,110

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avigdor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
33
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Avigdor by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
196 births that decade — 41% of Avigdor's all-time total
1980s161990s322000s1962010s1522020s82

Avigdor by state

Where Avigdor concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Avigdor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
197 41.2%
#2 New Jersey
125 26.2%
New York share of Avigdor's total US births 41.2%
Even split

197 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avigdor?
478 babies have been named Avigdor since 1984. It currently ranks #5110 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 33 births.
When was Avigdor most popular?
Avigdor was most popular in the 2000s decade with 196 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Avigdor most popular?
The top states for the name Avigdor are New York (197 births), New Jersey (125 births).
How long has the name Avigdor been used?
Avigdor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avigdor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avi, Avion, Avian, Aviel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.