The first name Avah
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Rare fanciful spelling of Ava.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 20 girls were named Avah, making it the 1,512th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 32 births (#1,075).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Avah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Avah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 150 girls born in the United States were named Avah, the 1,436th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 679 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- What does the name Avah mean?
- Rare fanciful spelling of Ava.
- How popular is the name Avah?
- In 2025, 20 girls born in England and Wales were named Avah, ranking 1,512th. Its peak was 2012, with 32 births.
- Is Avah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,046 US babies named Avah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Avah most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 679 babies were named Avah, its highest rank at 463rd.