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ˌɑː.viˈɑː.nə
Bird-like
ˌɑː.viˈɑː.nə
A modern name, usually read through Latin 'avis', 'bird', so 'bird-like.'
Aviana is a modern feminine name most often read through the Latin 'avis,' 'bird,' giving a sense of 'bird-like,' with an airy nod to flight and freedom. It also works as an elaboration of Ava or Eva with the popular '-ana' ending, in the mold of Ariana and Viviana, and a separate Greenlandic name Aviaja sits nearby by sound. The bird reading is the one that carries. It has no deep historical record and belongs to the recent wave of flowing vowel-rich girls' names. Aviana has been easing back, slipping from rank 692 to 887 in the 2025 US data.
The standard spelling is Aviana. Common variants include Avianna, Avianah, but Aviana is the most widely used form.
peaked at #393 in 2016, currently #887 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–2025. Reviewed July 2026. See where the names are moving
ah-vee-AH-nah, stress on the third syllable.
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