Avner comes from the Biblical / Hebrew / Jewish tradition, meaning My Father is Luminous.
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How popular is Avner?
2015peak year
The name Avner reached its peak in 2015, with 27 registrations (ranked #3890). The name has actually been around since 1921 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5562) today, averaging about 17 new babies per year. Avner has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 364 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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