Gender
Female
Origin
- Latin
- A Bird
Bird; variant of Ava and Aya - English
- Refuge in battle
Syllables
2
Themes
- Bird
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Avis
Pronunciation
a-vis
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #1980, 17 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12230, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1920 (rank #312, 438 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 6 |
| 2024 | – | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 | 13 |
| 2022 | – | 12 |
| 2021 | – | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017 | – | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data