Aviyah
A feminine Hebrew name meaning "my Father is the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 354 living Americans carry the first name Aviyah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aviyah today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aviyah births was 2021 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aviyah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aviyah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
354
~ 1 in 968,233 Americans
Peak year
2021
40 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,664
Tracked since 2009
Popularity
Aviyah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aviyah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 191 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aviyah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aviyah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aviyahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Aviyah, while North Carolina, Georgia, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aviyah
The name Aviyah is a Hebrew name that originated in ancient Judea and Israel. It is derived from the Hebrew word "Aviya," which means "God is my father." The name has its roots in the biblical period, with variations like Abijah and Aviya appearing in the Old Testament.
In the Hebrew Bible, Abijah was the name of several individuals, including a king of Judah who reigned from around 913 to 911 BCE. He was the son of Rehoboam and the grandson of King Solomon. The name Aviyah is also mentioned in the Book of Chronicles as the name of a Levite and a descendant of Eleazar.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Aviyah was Aviyah ben Joseph, a prominent medieval Jewish scholar who lived in the 11th century CE. He was a noted Talmudist and rabbi who resided in Spain and authored several works on Jewish law and tradition.
In the 12th century, there was Aviyah ben Abraham, a Jewish philosopher and poet who lived in Cordoba, Spain. He was known for his writings on ethics and his poetic works, which were influenced by Arabic literature of the time.
Another notable figure with the name Aviyah was Aviyah Kat, a 16th-century Jewish kabbalist and mystic from Poland. He was a student of Rabbi Isaac Luria and contributed to the development of Jewish mysticism.
In the 17th century, Aviyah Kaplan was a Jewish scholar and rabbi who lived in Lithuania. He was known for his expertise in Talmudic law and wrote several influential works on Jewish jurisprudence.
More recently, Aviyah Kushner is a contemporary American novelist and journalist. She was born in 1977 and is best known for her memoir "The Grammar of God," which explores her family's history and her own journey to understand her Jewish identity.
These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who have borne the name Aviyah, a name that has its roots in ancient Hebrew and has been carried on by notable scholars, mystics, and writers across various eras and cultures.
People
Aviyah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aviyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aviyah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aviyah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 354 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aviyah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 968,233 US residents.
Is Aviyah a common name?
We classify Aviyah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 81% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 356 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aviyah most popular?
The single biggest year for Aviyah was 2021, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aviyah is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aviyah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aviyah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aviyah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aviyah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aviyah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aviyah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Aviyah?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.