Given name
Avelina
Avelina is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Avelina is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Avelina 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
Avelina 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 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Avelina 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
Avelina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,804
- 0 boys · 1,804 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 73 babies
- 2025
- 73
- #2,442 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 73 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,442 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,978 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.
Avelina’s family of names
Avelina has a related form in Ava. In Occitan usage, Avelina has a conventional equivalent in the French form Évelyne.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Avelina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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