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Avah

Girl

Meaning of Avah: American: 'variant of Ava'

Avah is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1394th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1394

150 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,046

First recorded 1923 · peak 2018

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 31 babies2004: 59 babies2005: 106 babies2006: 170 babies2007: 233 babies2008: 274 babies2009: 289 babies2010: 320 babies20102011: 294 babies2012: 329 babies2013: 346 babies2014: 398 babies2015: 438 babies2016: 406 babies2017: 522 babies2018: 679 babies2019: 444 babies2020: 438 babies20202021: 338 babies2022: 288 babies2023: 234 babies2024: 198 babies2025: 150 babies
US babies named Avah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 679.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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