girl's name
Avena
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 93
Avena is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2004.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Avena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 35 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 40 |
How popular is Avena?
In 2025, Avena was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Avena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Avena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Avena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Avena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Avena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Avena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Avena
How popular is the name Avena?
In 2025, Avena was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Avena a girl's or a boy's name?
Avena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Avena?
Avena has 3 syllables.
When was Avena most popular?
Avena peaked in 2023, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Avena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Avena currently ranks #11,192 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.