Girls' name · since 1970
Avonna
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 381 babies named Avonna, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,479 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 381
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avonna currently ranks #8479 among girls' names in America, with 381 babies recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avonna has been recorded 381 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #8479 nationally and more common than 51% 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 1970 to 2025.
- #13,915 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,479 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 381 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avonna ranks #13,915 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,479 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 381 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,915 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,479 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 381
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avonna's 381 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Avonna compares
381 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Avonna's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avonna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 381 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avonna splits its recorded history at 2008: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Currently ranks #8479 among girls.
381 total births across 56 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 22 births in a single year.
Avonna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (141 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Avonna's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Avonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
141 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 141 births (37% of all-time use).
Avonna decade highlights
- Peak decade 141 births
- Runner-up 91 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Avonna's data
- Avonna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (141 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Avonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Avonna 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.
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