Ava

Girl name

Ava has been given to 344,441 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #11 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈeɪvə/

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

344,441

Peak year

2007 (18,065 babies)

Rank in 2025

#11 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -53%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

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Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ava.

352,214 babies since 1880

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413,935 babies since 1880

417,454 babies since 1880

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256,954 babies since 1880

254,741 babies since 1880

439,619 babies since 1880

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