How do I check how rare my name is?

Use the Avortas homepage calculator — enter your first name and it will estimate how many people globally share it.

Why is my name showing as common when I've never met someone with it?

Names can be globally common but regionally rare. 'Wei' is extremely common worldwide but rare in Europe.

Does my last name affect rarity?

The current calculator focuses on first names. Last name rarity varies dramatically — some surnames are shared by millions while others belong to single families.

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📛 Rarest Names in the World

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Very Common

James, Mohammed

1 in 200

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Uncommon

Regional names globally

1 in 10K

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Rare

Unique origins

1 in 100K

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Ultra Rare

<1,000 bearers

1 in 8M+

📊 Most Common Names Worldwide

Mohammed

~150M

María

~120M

Wei

~80M

John

~45M

🔑 What Makes a Name Rare?

Cultural specificity (Basque or Icelandic names), creative spellings, historical names fallen out of fashion, and newly invented names. A name common in one country can be ultra-rare globally — "Mehmet" is everywhere in Turkey but nearly unknown in Japan.

🧬 Name + Traits = Ultra Rare

Your name rarity multiplied by your trait rarity gives your true uniqueness score. Even a common name (1 in 200) combined with uncommon traits (1 in 50) means only 1 in 10,000 people share both. Check your name →

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