US rank #2146 Girls' name Peak 2024 732 births

Avila — #2146 US girls' name

732 babies named Avila in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s52000s582010s3272020s342
#2146
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Avila was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

88 babies were named Avila in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avila

The Social Security Administration has registered 732 babies named Avila between 1925 and 2024, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avila currently holds the #2146 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avila performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 342 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Avila shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 143 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Avila in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avila 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 732 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.

Avila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

732

Since 1925

100 years of records

Peak year

2024

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#2,146

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1925

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1925

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
88
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
020406080100 20242021201820152012200920061925 5

Avila by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
342 births that decade — 47% of Avila's all-time total
1920s52000s582010s3272020s342

Avila by state

Where Avila concentrates geographically — total births since 1925

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
143 19.5%
#2 Virginia
11 1.5%
#3 Ohio
10 1.4%
#4 Kansas
7 1.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
6 0.8%
#6 Texas
6 0.8%
#7 Arizona
5 0.7%
#8 Colorado
5 0.7%
California share of Avila's total US births 19.5%
Even split

143 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Avila appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avila?
732 babies have been named Avila since 1925. It currently ranks #2146 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 88 births.
When was Avila most popular?
Avila was most popular in the 2020s decade with 342 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Avila most popular?
The top states for the name Avila are California (143 births), Virginia (11 births), Ohio (10 births).
How long has the name Avila been used?
Avila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 100 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avila?
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, 1925–2024 (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.