Unisex name · since 1994
Avory
Avory has 516 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,219 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avory is the #6219 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 516 recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avory has been recorded 516 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #6219 nationally and more common than 64% 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 1994 to 2025.
- #11,608 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,219 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 516 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avory ranks #11,608 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,219 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 516 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,219 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 516
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avory's 516 recorded births place it above 83.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Avory compares
516 Top 44% higher than 56% 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
Avory's all-time total is 37% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avory | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 516 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Avory splits its recorded history at 2010: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Avory popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Avory popularity over time - boys
363 total births recorded since 1991 (Avory as boys' name)
Avory by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (223 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Avory's strongest decade.
223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Avory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
223 births
- 2020s 81
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 223 births (43% of all-time use).
How Avory 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 Avory's total volume
Avory by state
Where Avory concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 3.7% |
| #2 | California | | 14 | 2.7% |
19 of 516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Avory's data
- Avory's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (223 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Avorys (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Avory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Avory 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.