Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
AviyaIn Hebrew: אביה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: אֲבִיָּהRomanization: aviyá
Aviya (Hebrew: אביה) is a girl's name of biblical origin. 8,165 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 201 girls and ranked #100. Its peak year was 2016, with 264 babies.
- People in Israel
- 8,165
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 201
- rank #100
- Peak year
- 2016
- 264 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Aviya
In Hebrew letters the name is אביה, read right to left. Aviya is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "aviyá" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male or female given name. The name of several Israelites; Abiah, Abijah
- Abijah (king of Judah after Rehoboam, the first to begin reign over Judah only; the father of Asa)
From אָבִי יָהּ (ʾāḇī yāh, “Jah is my father”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Aviya by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Aviya
How do you write Aviya in Hebrew?
Aviya is written אביה in Hebrew (with vowel points: אֲבִיָּה). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "aviyá".
How many people in Israel are named Aviya?
8,165 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אביה: 7,357 women and 808 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Aviya a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 90.1% of the people named אביה are women.
What does the name Aviya mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male or female given name. The name of several Israelites; Abiah, Abijah" Etymology: From אָבִי יָהּ (ʾāḇī yāh, “Jah is my father”).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.