Fun Facts About the Name Avanna
- 401 babies named Avanna: U.S. records list 401 babies given the name Avanna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Avanna Mean?
Avanna is a rare feminine given name used in English-speaking countries, and its meaning is uncertain. It is most often explained as a respelling of Ava or of the related form Avana, with the -anna ending found in names such as Anna. Ava's own background is debated: it was in use in German-speaking lands in the Middle Ages, and one common but unproven explanation links it to Latin avis, 'bird.' That bird association is a later interpretation, not a documented root for Avanna, and the exact form has no settled etymology of its own. It should not be translated from a single word as though the derivation were known.
Avanna Name History & Origins
Avanna fits the pattern of English feminine names built from Av- plus the -anna ending, alongside Aviana and Avianna. The -anna element comes from Anna, a name of Hebrew origin (Hannah, traditionally understood as 'grace' or 'favor'), which has been extended with prefixes and added sounds in European naming for centuries. The renewed use of Ava in English-speaking countries from the late twentieth century encouraged a range of respelled and lengthened forms, and Avanna is one of these extended forms. Unlike Anna or Ava, Avanna is not attached to a long-documented tradition in any one language or to a well-known historical bearer, so its background comes mainly from this wider family of Ava- and Anna-based names rather than from Avanna itself, and no single documented origin story can be given for it.
How Popular is the Name Avanna?
Avanna has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #4,471 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,775 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2024 | #5,443 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2023 | #4,471 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #4,919 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2021 | #6,435 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #5,684 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #6,452 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,573 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #6,321 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #7,294 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #8,060 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #9,618 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,194 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #7,181 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #7,846 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #6,413 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #8,966 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #12,729 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #10,926 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #10,002 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #10,226 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #12,929 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #15,738 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #13,719 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,585 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
Explore More Lists with Name Avanna
Most Popular Girl Names That Start with A
How the Name Avanna Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
✦ Avanna's Deeper Meaning & Tips for Parents Discover Avanna's symbolic numbers and practical tips for choosing a name that complements your child's birth date.