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Avaya

Girl

Meaning of Avaya: Sanskrit: 'first rays of the sun'

Avaya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1318th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 918th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1318

162 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#918

39 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,882

First recorded 2000 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

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: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 5 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 6 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 42 babies2008: 36 babies2009: 35 babies2010: 58 babies20102011: 66 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 85 babies2014: 87 babies2015: 87 babies2016: 85 babies2017: 112 babies2018: 114 babies2019: 89 babies2020: 116 babies20202021: 128 babies2022: 159 babies2023: 138 babies2024: 145 babies2025: 162 babies
US babies named Avaya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 162.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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