Avra
Avra is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Avra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avra is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Avra
Avra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1951, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 8 births, good for #11,927 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Avras. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 60 Avras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Avra
Avra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Avra's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #11,927. Use the chart and map above to compare Avra'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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