Avena
Avena is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family. Collectively known as the oats, they include some species which have been cultivated for thousands of years as a food source for humans and livestock. They are widespread throughout Europe, Asia and northwest Africa.
Meaning & Origin of Avena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avena is a genus of Eurasian and African plants in the grass family. Collectively known as the oats, they include some species which have been cultivated for thousands of years as a food source for humans and livestock. They are widespread throughout Europe, Asia and northwest Africa.
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The Story of Avena
American parents first put Avena on the record books as a baby girl name in 2004, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 12 Avenas were born — ranking #8,472 that year. About 45% of every Avena on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Avena last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 77 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Avena
Avena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 77 births in the dataset. Avena's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,472. Use the chart and map above to compare Avena'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 .
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