US rank #6257 Boys' name Peak 2003 1,039 births

Avinash — #6257 US boys' name

1,039 babies named Avinash in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s991990s2512000s3582010s2342020s78
#6257
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 56% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Avinash was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

48 babies were named Avinash in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avinash

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,039 babies named Avinash between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Avinash currently holds the #6257 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avinash performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 358 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Avinash shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Avinash in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avinash 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 1,039 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.

Avinash at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,039

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2003

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,257

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avinash popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
48
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0102030405060 202420182012200620001994198819801976 5

Avinash by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
358 births that decade — 34% of Avinash's all-time total
1970s191980s991990s2512000s3582010s2342020s78

Avinash by state

Where Avinash concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Avinash
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
182 17.5%
#2 California
82 7.9%
#3 New Jersey
22 2.1%
#4 Florida
13 1.3%
#5 Illinois
7 0.7%
New York share of Avinash's total US births 17.5%
Even split

182 of 1,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avinash?
1,039 babies have been named Avinash since 1976. It currently ranks #6257 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 48 births.
When was Avinash most popular?
Avinash was most popular in the 2000s decade with 358 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Avinash most popular?
The top states for the name Avinash are New York (182 births), California (82 births), New Jersey (22 births).
How long has the name Avinash been used?
Avinash has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avinash?
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, 1976–2024 (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.