Boys' name · since 1933
Avrum
Avrum has 717 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,895 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 717
- born since 1933
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avrum is the #2895 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 717 recorded since 1933.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avrum has been recorded 717 times among boys since 1933, currently ranked #2895 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, 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 1933 to 2025.
- #6,334 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,895 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 717 born since 1933
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avrum ranks #6,334 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,895 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 717 born since 1933, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,895 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 717
- born since 1933
- 2020s
- peak decade
Avrum's 717 recorded births place it above 86.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Avrum compares
717 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Avrum's all-time total is 94% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avrum | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 717 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Avrum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Avrum's full recorded timeline at 2004, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 47 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Avrum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Avrum by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (252 births, 35% of the file).
2020s was Avrum's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Avrum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
240 births
- 2020s
2020s
252 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 252 births (35% of all-time use).
How Avrum compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Avrum's total volume
Avrum by state
Where Avrum concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 367 | 51.2% |
367 of 717 births nationwide.
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What to do with Avrum's data
- New York records the most Avrums (367 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Avrum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~92 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, 1933–2025 (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 Avrum 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.