Given name
Avalee
Avalee is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Avalee is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Avalee is a variant of Ava. A possible Germanic origin connects Ava with names containing the element av, but the derivation is uncertain.
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How it developed
Avalee is a variant of Ava. The shared background comes through Ava: Ava may preserve a shortened Germanic compound name, or the modern form may have arisen independently.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Avalee is a variant of Ava. The history of Ava gives this family its wider story. A ninth-century abbess was known as Ava or Avia. The link between that early use and the modern name is unclear; actress Ava Gardner later helped bring it wider attention.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Avalee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,624
- 0 boys · 1,624 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 111 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #3,257 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,257 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 111 in 2018. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 954 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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