US rank #1123 Girls' name Peak 2021 2,064 births

Avayah — #1123 US girls' name

2,064 babies named Avayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1123
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Avayah was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

320 babies were named Avayah in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,064 babies named Avayah between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avayah currently holds the #1123 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 320 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avayah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,411 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Avayah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 399 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Avayah in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avayah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,064 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Avayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,064

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2021

320 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,123

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
320
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Avayah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,411 births that decade — 68% of Avayah's all-time total
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Avayah by state

Where Avayah concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Avayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
399 19.3%
#2 Texas
202 9.8%
#3 Florida
85 4.1%
#4 New York
64 3.1%
#5 Ohio
58 2.8%
#6 Arizona
57 2.8%
#7 Illinois
49 2.4%
#8 North Carolina
41 2.0%
California share of Avayah's total US births 19.3%
Even split

399 of 2,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Avayah appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avayah?
2,064 babies have been named Avayah since 2005. It currently ranks #1123 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 320 births.
When was Avayah most popular?
Avayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,411 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Avayah most popular?
The top states for the name Avayah are California (399 births), Texas (202 births), Florida (85 births).
How long has the name Avayah been used?
Avayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avayah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ava, Avah, Avalynn, Avalon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.