Recorded 1981–2011 Girls' name Peak 1981 55 births

Avita — girls' name

55 babies named Avita in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s112010s11
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Avita was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

15 babies were named Avita in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avita

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Avita between 1981 and 2011, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Avita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avita 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 55 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.

Avita at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

55

Since 1981

31 years of records

Peak year

1981

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1981

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2011

Avita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1981

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1981)
15
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 2011201019971994198319821981 15

Avita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 60% of Avita's all-time total
1980s331990s112010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avita?
55 babies have been named Avita since 1981. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1981 with 15 births.
When was Avita most popular?
Avita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Avita been used?
Avita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 31 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Avita?
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.

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, 1981–2011 (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.