Avah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning life; bird; a respelling of Ava.
How Avah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #656 |
| 2016 | #706 |
| 2017 | #580 |
| 2018 | #463 |
| 2019 | #658 |
| 2020 | #658 |
| 2021 | #825 |
| 2022 | #941 |
Avah by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Avah. In the US, 514 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Ava
Like Avah, each of these traces back to Ava: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Avalynlike a bird; a modern elaboration of Ava292 in the US (2017)
- Avamariebird and beloved; combination of Ava and Marie85 in the US (2017)
- Avaleighlife and meadow; a blend of Ava and Leigh82 in the US (2017)
- Ava-Maelike a bird; bird-like with May flower; compound of Ava and Mae74 in England and Wales (2025)
- Avelynlike a bird; modern elaboration of Ava74 in the US (2017)
- Avagracebird combined with grace; a modern blended form of Ava and Grace42 in the US (2017)
- Ava-Maybird, desired; hyphenated form of Ava and May26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ava-Leighlife; a form of Ava with suffix14 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Avah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Avah
Names that are said the same way as Avah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a bird
Like Avah, each of these has a bird in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Remingtonraven settlement; from the raven farm2,251 in the US (2017)
- Phoenixmythical bird that rises from ashes2,184 in the US (2017)
- Alondralark; a form of Alondra844 in the US (2017)
- Jennasmall bird or paradise; form of Jinn804 in the US (2017)
- Ravendark-haired; from the bird name742 in the US (2017)
- Aviannabird-like; a form of Avia with the suffix -anna646 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean life
Like Avah, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Avah
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