Avayah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 15 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Avayah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2020 | #932 |
| 2021 | #855 |
| 2022 | #868 |
| 2023 | #941 |
Avayah by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Avayah. In the US, 63 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 69 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Avayah
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 Avayah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alayahexalted or ascent; a form of Aliyah109 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anayahgod has answered; a form of Hannah156 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aayahsign or verse of the Quran40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aviyahmy father is god; a form of Aviah16 in the US (2017)
- Amayah115 in England and Wales (2025)
- Avaya27 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Avayah
Names that are said the same way as Avayah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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