Declining since 2016, #6,116 for girls today.
Popularity of Aviah since 2003
Babies named Aviah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 73 |
| 2010s | 256 |
| 2020s | 136 |
Meaning & origin
Aviah is a Hebrew name meaning 'God is my father,' formed from avi and Yah. In the United States, the name was first recorded in 2003 and has seen modest use since then. Its peak year was 2015, and it has been declining in popularity since 2016. Currently, 1 in every 84,593 newborn girls receives the name. The name has never ranked among the top 1,000 most popular names and has no recorded top states of usage. As a modern feminine variant of the biblical Abijah, Aviah appeals to parents seeking a name with spiritual roots and a melodic sound.
Aviah is a Hebrew name combining avi (my father) and Yah (a shortened form of Yahweh, the Hebrew name for God). It appears in the Hebrew Bible as a masculine name (also spelled Abiah or Abijah) for several individuals, including a son of Samuel. In modern usage, Aviah has been adopted as a feminine name, likely influenced by the popular Avi- prefix and the fashionable -ah ending. Its use in the United States has been rare but steady since the early 2000s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Avi, Avia
Sibling names for Aviah
Names that share Aviah's style, for a brother or sister.
