Avis: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “bird”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- AY-vis · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (96% of all uses)
From Latin avis 'bird'; it was also influenced in medieval usage by the French name Avice. The two histories have sometimes overlapped in English records.
How popular is Avis?
Babies named Avis in 202411
Peak year1912
Total US babies since 188018,036
Avis is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Avis
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Avis questions
What does the name Avis mean?
Avis means "bird". It comes from Latin. From Latin avis 'bird'; it was also influenced in medieval usage by the French name Avice. The two histories have sometimes overlapped in English records.
Is Avis a boy or girl name?
Avis is mainly a girl's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Avis?
11 US babies were named Avis in 2024. Its peak year was 1912.
How do you pronounce Avis?
Avis is usually pronounced AY-vis.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.