Girls' name · since 1951

Avra

60 babies named Avra in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,796 of 72,339
all-time among girls
60
born since 1951
2020s
peak decade

Avra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 60 have been recorded since 1951.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avra has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2023.

  • #32,796 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 60 born since 1951
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avra ranks #32,796 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1951, peaking in the 2020s.

#32,796 of 72,339
all-time among girls
60
born since 1951
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Avra's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% 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.

Avra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Avra splits its recorded history at 2015: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Avra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
8
Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
456789 1951198320012003201420152020202120222023 6

Avra by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (24 births, 40% of the file).

2020s was Avra's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Avra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 24 births (40% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avra?
60 babies have been named Avra since 1951. All-time, it sits at #32,796 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 8 births.
Where does Avra sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avra ranks #32,796 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 Avra most popular?
Avra was most popular in the 2020s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Avra been used?
The SSA has tracked Avra since 1951 -- 73 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Avra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Avril, Avrie, Avry, Avri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Avra: 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, 1951–2023 (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 Avra 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.