How Many People Are Named Avis?
people named Avis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 54,131 people in the US has this name
Based on 18,042 babies named Avis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
452 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired". The Normans introduced this name to England and it became moderately common during the Middle Ages, at which time it was associated with Latin avis "bird".
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Avis, 92.9% were girls and 7.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Avis fell from 100% in the 1880s to 62.2% in the 2010s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Avis alive today is about 64 years old, and 69% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 55 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Avis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 452 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Avis has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #238, in 1912. In 2025 it ranked #13,412.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,412 |
| Best rank | #238 (1912) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #336 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Avis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Avis were born in North Carolina than in any other state: about 328 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Avis was given 6.4 times as often in Maine, 4.3 times in North Dakota and 3.9 times in South Dakota.
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