Girls' name · since 1977
Avni
Avni has 1,589 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,127 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,589
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avni currently ranks #2127 among girls' names in America, with 1,589 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avni has been recorded 1,589 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #2127 nationally and more common than 88% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #5,489 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,127 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,589 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avni ranks #5,489 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,127 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,589 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,489 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,127 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,589
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avni's 1,589 recorded births place it above 92.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Avni compares
1,589 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Avni's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avni | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,589 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 88 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avni splits its recorded history at 2003: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 88 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 88
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Avni by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (686 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Avni's strongest decade.
686 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Avni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 74
1980s
74 births
- 1990s 92
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
288 births
- 2010s
2010s
686 births
- 2020s
2020s
434 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 686 births (43% of all-time use).
How Avni 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 Avni's total volume
Avni by state
Where Avni concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 320 | 20.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 110 | 6.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 92 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 57 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 28 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 26 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
320 of 1,589 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Avni appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Avni's data
- Avni's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (686 total births) through the 2020s (434) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Avnis (320 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 Avni: 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 (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Avni 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.