Avayah
Avayah was the 1407th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 155 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 855th; the most babies were born in 2022 (321). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,375 places. More babies were named Avayah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,407 girls, down 471 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 155girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022321 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,223babies recorded
Avayah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,407 | 155 |
| 2020 | #936 | 276 |
| 2010 | #3,577 | 44 |
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How popular is Avayah, counting every spelling?
Avayah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #694 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,407 for Avayah on its own. Together these spellings went to 412 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avayah | 155 | #1,407 | 1,293 |
| Avaya | 162 | #1,359 | 732 |
| Avaia | 80 | #2,279 | 114 |
| Avaiah | 15 | #7,185 | 80 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Avayah?
155 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Avayah (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Avayah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Avayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Avayah?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Avayah are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 8. That makes Avayah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Avayah by state
How common Avayah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.5×), Arizona (2.0×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Avayah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Avayah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Avayah
How popular is the name Avayah?
Avayah was the 1407th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 155 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 855th; the most babies were born in 2022 (321). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,375 places. More babies were named Avayah in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Avayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Avayah in the US.
Where is Avayah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Avayah was most common in New Mexico (0.74 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.