Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Avaya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,359 Trend ↑ Rising 44%
Rank 2025
#1,359
among girls · ↑138 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
162
named Avaya · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,921
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
162 babies
All-time total
1,882
#4,882 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Avaya popularity over time

1,882 babies have been named Avaya since 2000, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 196 20 – #3,795
2010s 838 84 +328% #1,788
2020s (to 2025) 848 141 +69% #1,359

Where Avaya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 173 0.11 outside top 500
2027 182 0.11 outside top 500
2028 191 0.12 outside top 500
2029 198 0.12 outside top 500
2030 205 0.13 outside top 500

Where Avaya is most popular

Girls named Avaya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.090 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Florida, and Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Avaya born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Ohio 33 0.139 +54%
Florida 58 0.136 +50%
Virginia 23 0.135 +50%
Georgia 28 0.123 +37%
Illinois 23 0.100 +11%
Colorado 11 0.099 +9%
California 79 0.094 ≈ national
Indiana 12 0.085 -5%
North Carolina 19 0.083 -8%
Michigan 15 0.082 -9%
Texas 63 0.078 -13%
Utah 6 0.072 -20%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -25%
Missouri 7 0.058 -36%
New York 23 0.058 -36%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -38%
Alabama 5 0.053 -41%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -44%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -49%
Arizona 5 0.036 -61%
Washington 5 0.035 -62%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Avaya

Avaya is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,359 in 2025 with 162 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 1,882 American babies have been named Avaya. Its peak came in 2025, when 162 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Avaya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Avaya?

The median living Avaya is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 1,900 people named Avaya are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Avaya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 162 #1,359
2024 145 #1,497
2023 138 #1,544
2022 159 #1,420
2021 128 #1,631
2020 116 #1,730
2019 89 #2,110
2018 114 #1,788
2017 112 #1,832
2016 85 #2,251
2015 87 #2,173
2014 87 #2,181
2013 85 #2,189
2012 55 #3,049
2011 66 #2,666
2010 58 #2,942
2009 35 #4,281
2008 36 #4,283
2007 42 #3,795
2006 27 #5,104
2005 18 #6,567
2004 15 #7,448
2003 6 #14,086
2002 7 #12,361
2001 5 #15,653
2000 5 #15,329
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Avaya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Avaya?

The median living Avaya is about 7 years old. Half of all living Avayas are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Avaya are alive today?

An estimated 1,900 people named Avaya are alive in the United States, based on 1,882 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Avaya in 2025?

Avaya ranked #1,359 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 162 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Avaya?

1,882 babies have been named Avaya in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Avaya most popular?

Avaya peaked in 2025, when 162 newborns received the name.

Is Avaya a boy or girl name?

Avaya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Avaya rising or falling?

Avaya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Avaya become more popular?

Avaya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 205 girls named Avaya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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