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Ava

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
sky, heaven
English
Hebrew
Like a bird
Persian
Voice

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Animal
  • Biblical
  • Bird

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ava

Pronunciation

a-va

Famous People

Actress Ava Gardner

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, Daughter of Aidan Quinn, Daughter of Heather Locklear and Richie Sanbora, Daughter of Martina McBride, Daughter of Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #2883, 35 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #4, 18,045 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11, 7,732 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202577,732
2024–8,662
202359,724
2022911,105
2021812,867
20201113,197
2019–14,544
20181015,028
20171316,015
20161116,347

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #6, 3,779 births); most recent 2025 (rank #11, 1,611 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20251,611
20241,774
20232,050
20222,293
20212,576
20202,679
20192,946
20183,110
20173,296
20163,288

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #49, 1,152 births); most recent 2023 (rank #41, 1,149 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20231,149
20221,152
20211,100
2020710
2019532
2018492
2017468
2016433
2015382
2014311

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #1, 695 births); most recent 2025 (rank #27, 143 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025143
2024152
2023207
2022269
2021272
2020297
2019313
2018308
2017315
2016388

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #3, 495 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13, 166 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025166
2024188
2023203
2022226
2021241
2020276
2019278
2018292
2017294
2016360

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #10, 141 births); most recent 2025 (rank #20, 59 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202559
202451
202373
202284
202190
202097
2019101
2018106
2017112
2016136

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #1, 237 births); most recent 2023 (rank #6, 115 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023115
2022120
2021161
2020159
2019154
2018148
2017181
2016186
2015162
2014169

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence