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Avah

Avah holds the #1436 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 150 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #657 in 2020 to #1436 today. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#463 nationally, 679 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1923. The name's biggest fan base is in Missouri (#728 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1436
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#463
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
150
girls named Avah

Avah popularity, 1880–2025

0.011%0.022%0.032%0.043%18801900192019401960198020002020#463 in 2018
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2018

Where Avah is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025WI—Michigan: #1061 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MI#1061New York: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025IN—Ohio: #743 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#743Pennsylvania: #1392 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1392New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025CT—California: #1575 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1575Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025NE—Missouri: #728 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#728Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025MS—Alabama: #819 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#819Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Avah in 2025HI—Texas: #2038 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2038Florida: #1170 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1170
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Missouri (#728), Alabama (#819), Ohio (#743)

Uniqueness score

58/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Avah in the most recent year of SSA data.

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