Avaiya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — four syllables, given to 13 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
13
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Avaiya by the numbers

Avaiya was given to 13 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Avaiya

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Avaiya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Aviyamy father is God; a form of Aviah12 in the US (2017)
  • Avaya27 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Alaiya42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Amaiya17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Anaiya25 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Araiya8 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Avaiya

Names that are said the same way as Avaiya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Aafiyahhealth or well-being39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Afiyahrecovery; wellness; a form of Afya28 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aviyahmy father is god; a form of Aviah16 in the US (2017)
  • Afiyahealth; well-being15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Aafiyahealth and well-being13 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Avaiyah4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Avaiya

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