Boys' name · since 1976
Avinash
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,053 babies named Avinash, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,237 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,053
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,053 babies have been named Avinash since 1976, making it today's #6237 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avinash has been recorded 1,053 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #6237 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #4,966 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,237 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,053 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avinash ranks #4,966 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,237 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,053 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,237 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,053
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Avinash's 1,053 recorded births place it above 89.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Avinash compares
1,053 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Avinash's all-time total is 185% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avinash | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,053 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avinash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avinash splits its recorded history at 2002: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avinash popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Avinash by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (358 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Avinash's strongest decade.
358 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Avinash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s 99
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
251 births
- 2000s
2000s
358 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 358 births (34% of all-time use).
How Avinash 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 Avinash's total volume
Avinash by state
Where Avinash concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 182 | 17.3% |
| #2 | California | | 82 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.7% |
182 of 1,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Avinash's data
- Avinash's decade-level peak was the 2000s (358 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Avinashs (182 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Avinash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Avinash 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.