Is Avett a boy or girl name?

Avett is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 824 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.6% were girls and 93.5% were boys.

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Avett

Recorded 2009–2025 · United States

Avett was most popular in 2018, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,889 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,077, with 29 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 824 people named Avett.

Avett over time

Births per year. The dot marks Avett’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Avett a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Avett is mostly a boy’s name — 6.6% of the 824 Americans given it were girls and 93.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 8% girls and 92% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Avett

Where Avett is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

North Carolina 16.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org