US rank #7455 Boys' name Peak 2022 266 births

Avishai — #7455 US boys' name

266 babies named Avishai in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s732010s1142020s67
#7455
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 48% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Avishai was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

20 babies were named Avishai in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avishai

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Avishai between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Avishai currently holds the #7455 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avishai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Avishai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Avishai in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avishai 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 266 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.

Avishai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

266

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2022

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,455

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avishai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
20
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200319981996 5

Avishai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
114 births that decade — 43% of Avishai's all-time total
1990s122000s732010s1142020s67

Avishai by state

Where Avishai concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Avishai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.9%
New York share of Avishai's total US births 1.9%

5 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avishai?
266 babies have been named Avishai since 1996. It currently ranks #7455 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 20 births.
When was Avishai most popular?
Avishai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Avishai most popular?
The top states for the name Avishai are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Avishai been used?
Avishai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avishai?
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, 1996–2024 (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.