Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Aviva

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,595 Trend ↑ Rising 14%
Rank 2025
#1,595
among girls · ↑202 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
131
named Aviva · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,269
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
131 babies
All-time total
3,685
#3,148 all-time among girls
First recorded
1935
in Social Security records

Aviva popularity over time

3,685 babies have been named Aviva since 1935, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 15 2 – #4,265
1940s 34 3 +127% #3,233
1950s 132 13 +288% #2,455
1960s 188 19 +42% #2,079
1970s 310 31 +65% #1,979
1980s 438 44 +41% #2,016
1990s 393 39 -10% #2,546
2000s 526 53 +34% #2,551
2010s 944 94 +79% #1,742
2020s (to 2025) 705 118 +24% #1,595

Where Aviva is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 134 0.08 outside top 500
2027 137 0.08 outside top 500
2028 139 0.09 outside top 500
2029 141 0.09 outside top 500
2030 142 0.09 outside top 500

Where Aviva is most popular

Girls named Aviva per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.074 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aviva born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 77 0.427 +480%
New York 101 0.255 +247%
Massachusetts 25 0.207 +181%
Maryland 12 0.113 +54%
Pennsylvania 21 0.089 +21%
California 64 0.076 ≈ national
Illinois 15 0.066 -11%
Washington 7 0.048 -34%
Texas 32 0.040 -46%
Florida 16 0.037 -49%
Georgia 6 0.026 -64%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aviva

Aviva is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,595 in 2025 with 131 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1935, 3,685 American babies have been named Aviva. Its peak came in 2025, when 131 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aviva stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aviva?

The median living Aviva is about 18 years old; half are between 7 and 39. An estimated 3,600 people named Aviva are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aviva year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 131 #1,595
2024 112 #1,797
2023 104 #1,908
2022 123 #1,695
2021 127 #1,641
2020 108 #1,821
2019 91 #2,073
2018 118 #1,742
2017 104 #1,931
2016 105 #1,910
2015 117 #1,781
2014 95 #2,054
2013 87 #2,156
2012 72 #2,517
2011 90 #2,124
2010 65 #2,732
2009 73 #2,551
2008 63 #2,833
2007 60 #2,968
2006 56 #3,022
2005 63 #2,676
2004 52 #3,004
2003 34 #3,953
2002 41 #3,344
2001 54 #2,743
2000 30 #4,091
1995 34 #3,293
1990 39 #2,906
1985 53 #2,023
1980 52 #2,016
1975 27 #2,745
1970 22 #3,036
1965 20 #2,748
1960 12 #3,706
1955 12 #3,394
1950 15 #2,662
1945 5 #4,603
1940 8 #3,233
1935 5 #4,265
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aviva, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aviva?

The median living Aviva is about 18 years old. Half of all living Avivas are between 7 and 39 years old.

How many people named Aviva are alive today?

An estimated 3,600 people named Aviva are alive in the United States, based on 3,685 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Aviva in 2025?

Aviva ranked #1,595 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 131 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aviva?

3,685 babies have been named Aviva in the United States since 1935, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aviva most popular?

Aviva peaked in 2025, when 131 newborns received the name.

Is Aviva a boy or girl name?

Aviva is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Aviva rising or falling?

Aviva is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aviva become more popular?

Aviva is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 142 girls named Aviva in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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