Boys' name · since 1921
Avner
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 380 babies named Avner, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,289 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,648 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avner is the #5648 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 380 recorded since 1921.
Avner has 380 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5648 as of the latest data, more common than 59% 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 1921 to 2025.
- #9,289 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,648 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 380 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avner ranks #9,289 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,648 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 380 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,289 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,648 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avner's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Avner compares
380 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Avner's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avner | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 380 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avner's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avner's full recorded timeline at 2011, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avner popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Avner by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (187 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Avner's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Avner births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 187 births (49% of all-time use).
Avner by state
Where Avner concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 2.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.3% |
11 of 380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Avner's data
- Avner's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (187 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Avners (11 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 Avner: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Avner 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.