Girls' name · since 1913
Avy
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 461 babies named Avy, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,921 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Avy is the #7921 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 461 recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avy has been recorded 461 times among girls since 1913, currently ranked #7921 nationally and more common than 54% 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 1913 to 2025.
- #12,449 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,921 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 461 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Avy ranks #12,449 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,921 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 461 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,449 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,921 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Avy's 461 recorded births place it above 82.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Avy compares
461 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Avy's all-time total is 23% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Avy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 461 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Avy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Avy's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Avy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Avy popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 2004 (Avy as boys' name)
Avy by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (184 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Avy's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Avy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
184 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 184 births (40% of all-time use).
Avy by state
Where Avy concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.3% |
23 of 461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Avy's data
- Avy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (184 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Avys (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Avy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Avy 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.