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Avesta

Quick answerThe given name 'Avesta' refers to a sacred text in the Zoroastrian tradition, meaning 'the law' or 'the scripture', and its linguistic root is in the Old Persian language.

Girl · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#15,422
TrendFalling ↓
Peak year2020
Syllables3
Origin—
LanguageOld Persian
CultureZoroastrian
ReligionZoroastrianism
Letters6
Numerology5 Chaldean 2
Global rank#134

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Avesta

The given name 'Avesta' refers to a sacred text in the Zoroastrian tradition, meaning 'the law' or 'the scripture', and its linguistic root is in the Old Persian language.

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Etymology

The given name 'Avesta' refers to a sacred text in the Zoroastrian tradition, meaning 'the law' or 'the scripture', and its linguistic root is in the Old Persian language. The name 'Avesta' is associated with the Zoroastrian faith, which originated in ancient Persia (modern-day Iran), and is also used in some contexts related to the Avestan language, an ancient Iranian language.

Avesta currently ranks #15,422 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.

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