Girls' name · since 1957

Avonda

Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Avonda, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,759 of 72,339
all-time among girls
94
born since 1957
1960s
peak decade

Avonda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 94 have been recorded since 1957.

Avonda has 94 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1987.

  • #27,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 94 born since 1957
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avonda ranks #27,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1957, peaking in the 1960s.

#27,759 of 72,339
all-time among girls
94
born since 1957
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Avonda's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Avonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Avonda's full recorded timeline at 1966, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Avonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1957)
8
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
456789 19571960196219651968197019751987 5

Avonda by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (49 births, 52% of the file).

1960s was Avonda's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Avonda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 49 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avonda?
Avonda has been given to 94 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,759 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 8 babies were born in 1957, its single highest year.
Where does Avonda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avonda ranks #27,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Avonda most popular?
Avonda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Avonda been used?
Records for Avonda go back to 1957, giving 31 years of history through 1987.
What names are similar to Avonda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avonlea, Avon, Avory, Avonna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Avonda's data

  • Avonda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Avonda

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Avonda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1957–1987 (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 Avonda 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.