How Many People Are Named Avah Pomfret?

There are approximately 1 people named Avah Pomfret living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Avah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Pomfret. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Avah: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Avah. The peak year was 2018 with 679 births. The average person named Avah today is 11 years old.

0 136 272 407 543 679 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Avah

In the 2020 Census, the first name Avah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (44.80%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (25.25%) and Hispanic (19.18%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Avah in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Avah rose or fell over time.

White
44.80%
Black
25.25%
Hispanic
19.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.40%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.85%
Two or More Races
8.52%

Ancestry of the Pomfret Surname

The surname Pomfret was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Pomfret in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
87.61%
Hispanic
3.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander
1.13%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.85%
Two or More Races
6.76%

How we calculated this

The first name "Avah" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Pomfret" appears at a rate of 0.12 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Avah are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Avah Pomfret: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Avah Pomfret?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Avah Pomfret are alive in the United States today. The first name Avah is shared by 6,828 Americans, and the surname Pomfret is shared by 407.

How rare is the name Avah Pomfret?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Avah is rare and the surname Pomfret is very rare.

Is Avah a male or female name?

Avah is predominantly female, with 0.0% of bearers being male and 100.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2018 and the average bearer today is 11 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Avah?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Avah was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (44.80%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (25.25%) and Hispanic (19.18%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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