Boys' name · since 1996
Avishai
Avishai has 274 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avishai is the #9267 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 274 recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Avishai recorded 274 times among boys since 1996, holding rank #9267 nationally today, ahead of 33% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #11,145 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,267 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 274 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avishai ranks #11,145 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,267 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 274 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,145 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avishai's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Avishai compares
274 44th percentile among 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
Avishai's all-time total is 26% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avishai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 274 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avishai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avishai's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avishai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Avishai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (114 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Avishai's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Avishai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 114 births (42% of all-time use).
Avishai by state
Where Avishai concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Avishai's data
- Avishai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Avishais (5 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 Avishai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Avishai 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.