Girl · #1,434 in 2026

Avaya

Name: Popularity of the name Avaya in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Avaya, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Avaya LLC, formerly Avaya Inc., is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, that provides cloud communications and workstream collaboration services. The company's platform includes unified communications and contact center services. In 2019, the company provided services to 220,000 customer locations in 190 countries.

Current Rank

#1,434

Peak Rank

#1,421 (2022)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

+33%

2000

First Year

2026

Last Year

2022

Peak Year

#1421

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Avaya

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Origin & history

History In 1995, AT&T Corporation renamed their subsidiary AT&T Technologies to Lucent Technologies and spun it off in 1996. Lucent subsequently spun off units of its own in an attempt to restructure its struggling operations. Avaya Inc. was spun off from Lucent as its own company in 2000 (Lucent merged with Alcatel SA in 2006, becoming Alcatel-Lucent , which was purchased in turn by Nokia in 2016). Avaya Inc. were listed on the NYSE using the symbol AV from 2000 to 2007. In October 2007, Avaya Inc. was acquired for $8.2 billion by Sierra Holdings Corp owned by two private-equity firms, TPG Ca

The Story of Avaya

Avaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 158 Avayas were born — ranking #1,421 that year. As of 2026, Avaya ranks #1,434 for baby girls with 153 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Avayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

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Names that sound like Avaya

Phonetically similar names — useful when Avaya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Avaya

What does the name Avaya mean?

How popular is Avaya in 2026?

In 2026, Avaya ranks #1,434 among girls' names in the U.S., with 153 babies given the name that year.

When was Avaya most popular?

Avaya reached its peak popularity in 2022, ranking #1,421 that year with 158 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Avaya most popular?

Avaya has historically been most popular in Iowa, Utah, Missouri. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Avaya.

Is Avaya a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Avaya is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Avaya?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Avaya include Vinie, Thais, Doratha. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Avaya

Avaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Avaya's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,421. Use the chart and map above to compare Avaya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.