Avet
Avet is an Armenian male given name. Notable people with this name include:Avet Avetisyan (1897–1971), Armenian actor Avet Barseghyan, Armenian songwriter and TV host Avet Ter-Gabrielyan (1899–1983), Armenian violinist and the founder of the Komitas Quartet Avet Terterian (1929–1994), Armenian composer
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Avet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avet is an Armenian male given name. Notable people with this name include:Avet Avetisyan (1897–1971), Armenian actor Avet Barseghyan, Armenian songwriter and TV host Avet Ter-Gabrielyan (1899–1983), Armenian violinist and the founder of the Komitas Quartet Avet Terterian (1929–1994), Armenian composer
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Armenian
The Story of Avet
American parents first put Avet on the record books as a baby boy name in 2016, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 8 Avets were born — ranking #8,731 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 83% of all recorded Avets. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 30 Avets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Avet
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About the name Avet
Avet is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2016 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Avet's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #8,731. Use the chart and map above to compare Avet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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