US rank #2388 Girls' name Peak 2020 1,500 births

Avni — #2388 US girls' name

1,500 babies named Avni in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s741990s922000s2882010s6862020s345
#2388
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Avni was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

83 babies were named Avni in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avni

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,500 babies named Avni between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avni currently holds the #2388 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avni performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 686 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Avni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 300 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Avni in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avni 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 1,500 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.

Avni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,500

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2020

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,388

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
83
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Avni by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
686 births that decade — 46% of Avni's all-time total
1970s151980s741990s922000s2882010s6862020s345

Avni by state

Where Avni concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
300 20.0%
#2 Texas
100 6.7%
#3 New Jersey
85 5.7%
#4 New York
51 3.4%
#5 Illinois
25 1.7%
#6 Washington
22 1.5%
#7 Massachusetts
18 1.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
6 0.4%
California share of Avni's total US births 20.0%
Even split

300 of 1,500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Avni appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avni?
1,500 babies have been named Avni since 1977. It currently ranks #2388 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 83 births.
When was Avni most popular?
Avni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 686 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Avni most popular?
The top states for the name Avni are California (300 births), Texas (100 births), New Jersey (85 births).
How long has the name Avni been used?
Avni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avneet, Avnoor, Avnee. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1977–2024 (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.