Avva
Avva is an old and uncommon Russian male first name. Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. It may have derived from the Biblical Hebrew word abba, meaning father.
Meaning & Origin of Avva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Avva is an old and uncommon Russian male first name. Included into various, often handwritten, church calendars throughout the 17th–19th centuries, it was omitted from the official Synodal Menologium at the end of the 19th century. It may have derived from the Biblical Hebrew word abba, meaning father.
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The Story of Avva
Avva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2007, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 7 Avvas were born — ranking #13,924 that year. As of 2026, Avva ranks #15,899 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 22 Avvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Avva
Avva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 22 births in the dataset. Avva's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #13,924. Use the chart and map above to compare Avva'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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