Unisex name · since 1976
Aviv
741 babies named Aviv in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 741
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aviv is the #3277 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 741 recorded since 1976.
Aviv has 741 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3277 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #6,197 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,277 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 741 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aviv ranks #6,197 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,277 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 741 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,197 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,277 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 741
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aviv's 741 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aviv compares
741 Top 37% higher than 63% of 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
Aviv's all-time total is 101% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aviv | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 741 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aviv's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aviv's full recorded timeline at 2005, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aviv popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Aviv popularity over time - girls
234 total births recorded since 1993 (Aviv as girls' name)
Aviv by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (227 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Aviv's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Aviv births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
227 births
- 2020s
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 227 births (31% of all-time use).
How Aviv compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aviv's total volume
Aviv by state
Where Aviv concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 14.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 89 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
109 of 741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Aviv's data
- Aviv's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (227 total births) through the 2020s (200) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Avivs (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Aviv: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Aviv 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.