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“Variant of Ava — From Hebrew Chavah, from a root meaning to live” — Hebrew (via Ava/Eve) origin
Girl's name · #1436 in the US (2025) · 2010s
Avah's best rank, #463, came in 2018; it has settled back to #1436 today. Roughly 7,000 girls have been named Avah since 1923. Avah is a rare spelling of Ava — about 2% of babies given the name are written this way; Ava itself ranked #11 in 2025.
Around the world: about 1 in 8,600 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 26 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Similar names: Ayva · Elliot · Aveah · Mika · Ariah · Aviva
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