Girls' name · since 1981
Avita
Avita has 55 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Avita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 55 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Avita recorded 55 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2011.
- #33,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avita ranks #33,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Avita's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Avita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avita splits its recorded history at 1994: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2011
- Peak year (1981)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2011.
55 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1981 with 15 births in a single year.
Avita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (33 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Avita's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Avita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (60% of all-time use).
Avita decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Avita's data
- Avita's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Avita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1981–2011 (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 Avita 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.
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