Girls' name · since 1935
Aviva
Aviva has 3,685 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,596 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,685
- born since 1935
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aviva currently ranks #1596 among girls' names in America, with 3,685 babies recorded since 1935.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aviva has been recorded 3,685 times among girls since 1935, currently ranked #1596 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #3,148 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,596 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,685 born since 1935
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aviva ranks #3,148 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,596 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,685 born since 1935, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,596 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,685
- born since 1935
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aviva's 3,685 recorded births place it above 95.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Aviva compares
3,685 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Aviva's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aviva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,685 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 131 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aviva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aviva splits its recorded history at 1984: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1935 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 131 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aviva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 131
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Aviva by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (944 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Aviva's strongest decade.
944 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Aviva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 132
1950s
132 births
- 1960s 188
1960s
188 births
- 1970s 310
1970s
310 births
- 1980s
1980s
438 births
- 1990s
1990s
393 births
- 2000s
2000s
526 births
- 2010s
2010s
944 births
- 2020s
2020s
705 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 944 births (26% of all-time use).
How Aviva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aviva's total volume
Aviva by state
Where Aviva concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,053 | 28.6% |
| #2 | California | | 328 | 8.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 293 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 58 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 56 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 55 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 53 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Texas | | 51 | 1.4% |
1,053 of 3,685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Aviva appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aviva's data
- Aviva's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (944 total births) through the 2020s (705) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Avivas (1,053 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Aviva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1935–2025 (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 Aviva 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.