Given name & surname
Avia
“my father is Lord”·“The Lord is my father”
Avia is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established. Avia is a variant of Abijah. Interpretations include “my father is Lord” (Hebrew) and “The Lord is my father” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Avia is a variant of Ava. A secure original meaning for Ava has not been established. Avia is a variant of Abijah. Interpretations include “my father is Lord” (Hebrew) and “The Lord is my father” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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Where it comes from
Avia is a variant of Ava. A possible Germanic origin connects Ava with names containing the element av, but the derivation is uncertain. Avia is a variant of Abijah. An origin associated with Abijah is Hebrew.
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How it developed
Avia 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. Avia 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
Avia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,948
- 0 boys · 1,948 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 113 babies
- 2025
- 99
- #1,945 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 99 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,945 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 113 in 2016. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,433 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.
Avia’s family of names
Avia has a related form in Ava. Avia has a related form in Abijah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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