Avni
Girl name · #2127 in 2025 · Very rare
Avni ranks #2127 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 88 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2351, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,455 girls born in 2025 was named Avni.
The 48-year story
Avni first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 88 babies and a rank of #2117. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Avni per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Avni in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Avni is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Avni will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Avni is most common
State-level data for Avni is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Avni
Statistically, parents drawn to Avni tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Anari, Anvi, Aulani, Armoni, and Ariani.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Avni | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 88 | #2117 |
| 2024 | 77 | #2362 |
| 2023 | 62 | #2757 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2792 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2715 |
| 2020 | 83 | #2170 |
| 2019 | 79 | #2285 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2677 |
| 2017 | 79 | #2320 |
| 2016 | 59 | #2866 |
| 2015 | 78 | #2351 |
| 2014 | 81 | #2290 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2661 |
| 2012 | 67 | #2654 |
| 2011 | 64 | #2725 |
| 2010 | 49 | #3306 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2852 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3478 |
| 2007 | 44 | #3653 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4953 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5969 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9048 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5673 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Avni a popular girl name?
Avni ranked #2127 among girls in 2025 with 88 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2351.
When was the name Avni most popular?
Avni peaked in 2025, when 88 American girls received the name (ranked #2117 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Avni?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,455 newborn American girls was named Avni. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.