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Avah

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What official birth registration shows about Avah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2008–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2008 to 2025, ranging from #1075 to #2759.201020132016201920222025#1075#2759
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2008#1718
2009#2759
2010#1294
2011#1269
2012#1075
2013#1177
2014#1367
2015#1240
2016#1525
2017#1144
2018#1343
2019#1497
2020#1100
2021#1351
2022#1282
2023#1371
2024#2115
2025#1512

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 2008 to 2025.

In 2024: #638 among girls in Scotland, #2115 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 2006–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2006

    First recorded at #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2021–2023

    Highest recorded position: #328 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2021–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 2006 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #328 in Northern Ireland in 2023.

Avah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#151220HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#211513HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#137123HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#128225HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#135123HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#110030HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#149720HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#134324HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#114430HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#152521HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#124027HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#136723HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#117729HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#107532HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#126925HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#129424HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#171815HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandfemale#3284HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#5856HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#7984HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#7643HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Avah is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Avah, between 2006 and 2025, in 19 of those 20 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2016England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2012Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: highest position in 2023ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202420062025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland2006–20165#585 in 2016
England and Wales2008–202518#1075 in 2012
Northern Ireland2021–20232#328 in 2023
Scotland20241#638 in 2024

Its high point came 12 years earlier in England and Wales (2012) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Avah

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 2006–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 2006 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #328 in Northern Ireland in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.