Avais
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ah-VAYS
- Origin
- Arabic
Avais is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Avais mean?
Arabic: variant of Awais, a form of Uways
Variant of Awais, the name of Uways al-Qarani, a Yemeni ascetic who lived in the Prophet's time but never met him.
Is Avais a girl's or a boy's name?
Avais is a boys' name.
How popular is Avais in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 9 boys.
Avais in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
Names like Avais
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Angus, Adam, Ravi, Marcus, Thomas, Patrick, Ajay, Aarvik, Shivam, Anwar, Vikram, David
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Avais: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/avais, updated 20 October 2026.