Avagail
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AY-vah-gayl
- Origin
- Hebrew
Avagail is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my father is joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Avagail mean?
Hebrew: probably a respelling of Abigail, influenced by Ava
“my father is joy”
Is Avagail a girl's or a boy's name?
Avagail is a girls' name.
How popular is Avagail in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Avagail in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Avagail in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
Names like Avagail
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adhara Avani Anvika Avaya Navi Arya Aadhya Anvi Aavya Saanvi Armani Aashvi
Names related to Avagail
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Avagail: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/avagail, updated 20 October 2026.