Fun Facts About the Name Avia
- More than 1 thousand babies named Avia: U.S. records list 1,947 babies given the name Avia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Avia Mean?
Avia is a feminine given name with two distinct possible derivations. In Latin, avia is the ordinary noun for "grandmother," the feminine of avus, "grandfather." The same spelling can also be the feminine form of the Roman family name Avius, so a woman called Avia in antiquity could have been identified with that family; the meaning of Avius is uncertain. Separately, Avia is sometimes treated as an English form of the Hebrew name Aviya (אֲבִיָּה), commonly transliterated Abijah. That name combines avi, "my father," with Yah, a short form of the divine name, and means "my father is Yahweh" or "my father is God." Some modern lists gloss Avia as "bird" by linking it to Latin avis, "bird," but that is not the literal meaning of the Latin word avia.
Avia Name History & Origins
The Latin noun avia is attested in Roman literature as the ordinary word for a grandmother, and Roman women could bear Avia as the feminine form of the family name Avius. In the Hebrew Bible, Aviya (Abijah) is the name of several figures, including a king of Judah and the mother of King Hezekiah. The shorter spelling Avia appears in some modern transliterations and English renderings of that Hebrew name. In English, Avia is used as a feminine given name; it is distinct from the similar-looking Ava and Avis, which have separate origins.
How Popular is the Name Avia?
Avia 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 2016. Its best rank was #1,830 in 2016.
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 | #1,945 | 99 | 0.0062% |
| 2024 | #2,575 | 68 | 0.0042% |
| 2023 | #2,244 | 83 | 0.0052% |
| 2022 | #2,208 | 85 | 0.0052% |
| 2021 | #2,172 | 86 | 0.0052% |
| 2020 | #2,080 | 88 | 0.0054% |
| 2019 | #2,436 | 73 | 0.0044% |
| 2018 | #2,132 | 89 | 0.0052% |
| 2017 | #2,055 | 95 | 0.0055% |
| 2016 | #1,830 | 113 | 0.0064% |
| 2015 | #1,939 | 104 | 0.0058% |
| 2014 | #2,198 | 86 | 0.0048% |
| 2013 | #2,632 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 2012 | #3,422 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2011 | #4,011 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2010 | #4,319 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,283 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2008 | #4,101 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2007 | #4,312 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2006 | #3,803 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #5,622 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #4,508 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #6,622 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #7,089 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,210 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #5,001 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #7,295 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,157 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #5,446 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #11,998 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #10,638 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,719 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #5,701 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #7,098 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,017 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #9,329 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #4,372 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #3,316 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #5,097 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #7,177 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #6,501 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #3,739 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #8,117 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,564 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #7,453 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #6,833 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #6,225 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #6,429 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #9,760 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #7,354 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #6,541 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #5,609 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #6,614 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #7,453 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #8,079 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,309 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #4,650 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #4,855 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #5,030 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #6,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #5,210 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #6,159 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #4,485 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #5,880 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,078 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1935 | #4,264 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #3,961 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #3,228 | 6 | 0.0008% |
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.
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