How Many People Are Named Avah?
An estimated 6,828 people in the United States have the first name Avah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Avah peaked in popularity in 2018 with 679 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Avah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Avah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Avah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 11, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,828
About 1 in 50,198 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2018
679 births
Total Registered
6,894
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Avah
Avah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,894 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Avah as a female name
Ranked #1,191 in 2024
198 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (679 births)
Avah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Avah span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,176 babies were registered. While Avah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Avah by Decade
How has Avah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Avah by State
Birth registrations for Avah span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Vermont, New Mexico, New Hampshire. On average, about 143 Avahs were registered per state.
Avah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Avah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Avah
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Avah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Avah?
We estimate approximately 6,828 people named Avah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 50,198 Americans share this first name.
Is Avah a common name?
Avah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,894 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Avah most popular?
Avah reached peak popularity in 2018, when 679 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Avah is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Avah a female name?
Avah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Avah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Avah Smith, Avah Johnson, Avah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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