US rank #8051 Girls' name Peak 2008 906 births

Avital — #8051 US girls' name

906 babies named Avital in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s1481990s1862000s2322010s2322020s83
#8051
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Avital was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

34 babies were named Avital in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avital

The Social Security Administration has registered 906 babies named Avital between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avital currently holds the #8051 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avital performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Avital shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 330 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Avital in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avital 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 906 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.

Avital at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

906

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2008

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,051

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avital popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
34
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
010203040 20242017201020031996198919821970 5

Avital by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
232 births that decade — 26% of Avital's all-time total
1970s251980s1481990s1862000s2322010s2322020s83

Avital by state

Where Avital concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Avital
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
330 36.4%
#2 California
22 2.4%
#3 New Jersey
5 0.6%
New York share of Avital's total US births 36.4%
Even split

330 of 906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avital?
906 babies have been named Avital since 1970. It currently ranks #8051 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 34 births.
When was Avital most popular?
Avital was most popular in the 2000s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Avital most popular?
The top states for the name Avital are New York (330 births), California (22 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Avital been used?
Avital has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avital?
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.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.