Avetis
Avetis and its variant Avedis is a proper male name in Armenian. This given name is pronounced as [ɑvɛˈtis] in Eastern Armenian, and as [ɑvɛˈdis] in Western Armenian. Avetisyan, Avetissyan, Avetisian, Avetissian are Armenian patronymic surnames that derive from Avetis. Avetis means evangel or gospel in Armenian, referring to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Armenian
Meaning & Origin of Avetis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avetis and its variant Avedis is a proper male name in Armenian. This given name is pronounced as [ɑvɛˈtis] in Eastern Armenian, and as [ɑvɛˈdis] in Western Armenian. Avetisyan, Avetissyan, Avetisian, Avetissian are Armenian patronymic surnames that derive from Avetis. Avetis means evangel or gospel in Armenian, referring to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Avetis
Avetis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 8 births, good for #8,814 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Avetiss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 66 Avetiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Avetis
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About the name Avetis
Avetis is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Avetis's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #8,814. Use the chart and map above to compare Avetis'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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