Avrum
Boy name · #2895 in 2025 · Uniqueness 71/100
Avrum is currently the #2895 boy name in the United States — 43 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5289, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 41,860 boys born in 2025 was named Avrum.
The 92-year story
Avrum first appears in the Social Security records in 1933, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 47 babies and a rank of #2737. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Avrum per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Avrum in class?
Avrum scores 71 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Avrum will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Avrum is most common
State-level data for Avrum is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Avrum
Statistically, parents drawn to Avrum tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Artem, Akram, Taytum, Ayyub, and Angad.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Avrum | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2884 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3104 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2737 |
| 2022 | 43 | #2919 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2862 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3074 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4230 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3708 |
| 2017 | 27 | #3889 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4098 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5289 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4263 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4064 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3625 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5200 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3994 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6095 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5767 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5434 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6094 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9115 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6976 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7831 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6088 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8339 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Avrum a popular boy name?
Avrum ranked #2895 among boys in 2025 with 43 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5289.
When was the name Avrum most popular?
Avrum peaked in 2023, when 47 American boys received the name (ranked #2737 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Avrum?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 41,860 newborn American boys was named Avrum. It scores 71/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.