Ava
#11 for girls in 2025, 7,732 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2016 · 16,354 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 344,097since 1880
Ava over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11 | 7,732 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #9 | 8,700 | — | |
| 2023 | #8 | 9,737 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #7 | 11,107 | #8,300 | 9 |
| 2021 | #5 | 12,873 | #8,825 | 8 |
| 2020 | #3 | 13,201 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #3 | 14,549 | — | |
| 2018 | #3 | 15,034 | #7,617 | 10 |
| 2017 | #3 | 16,017 | #6,338 | 13 |
| 2016 | #3 | 16,354 | #7,157 | 11 |
| 2015 | #4 | 16,416 | #4,890 | 19 |
| 2014 | #5 | 15,727 | #5,733 | 15 |
| 2013 | #5 | 15,271 | #5,171 | 17 |
| 2012 | #5 | 15,549 | #4,686 | 20 |
| 2011 | #5 | 15,518 | #5,200 | 17 |
| 2010 | #5 | 15,444 | #5,251 | 17 |
| 2009 | #5 | 15,877 | #4,278 | 23 |
| 2008 | #5 | 17,051 | #5,487 | 16 |
| 2007 | #4 | 18,053 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #5 | 16,941 | #4,001 | 24 |
| 2005 | #9 | 13,606 | #3,389 | 29 |
| 2004 | #25 | 8,645 | #2,887 | 35 |
| 2003 | #39 | 6,280 | #7,245 | 9 |
| 2002 | #82 | 3,751 | — | |
| 2001 | #132 | 2,539 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #180 | 1,796 | — | |
| 1999 | #259 | 1,215 | — | |
| 1998 | #350 | 831 | — | |
| 1997 | #618 | 362 | — | |
| 1996 | #740 | 285 | — | |
| 1995 | #734 | 279 | — | |
| 1994 | #751 | 276 | — | |
| 1993 | #734 | 286 | — | |
| 1992 | #835 | 239 | — | |
| 1991 | #847 | 236 | — | |
| 1990 | #950 | 198 | — | |
| 1989 | #986 | 175 | — | |
| 1988 | #986 | 167 | — | |
| 1987 | #931 | 176 | — | |
| 1986 | #950 | 166 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,081 | 134 | — | |
| 1984 | #988 | 146 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,200 | 107 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,221 | 109 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,122 | 123 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,183 | 113 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,051 | 132 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,031 | 132 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,191 | 103 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,182 | 96 | — | |
| 1975 | #973 | 127 | — | |
| 1974 | #950 | 130 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,066 | 108 | — | |
| 1972 | #848 | 153 | — | |
| 1971 | #848 | 161 | — | |
| 1970 | #789 | 177 | — | |
| 1969 | #786 | 170 | — | |
| 1968 | #743 | 177 | — | |
| 1967 | #736 | 176 | — | |
| 1966 | #695 | 199 | — | |
| 1965 | #649 | 227 | — | |
| 1964 | #610 | 268 | — | |
| 1963 | #604 | 273 | — | |
| 1962 | #618 | 263 | — | |
| 1961 | #631 | 262 | — | |
| 1960 | #532 | 327 | — | |
| 1959 | #528 | 337 | — | |
| 1958 | #492 | 378 | — | |
| 1957 | #455 | 432 | — | |
| 1956 | #401 | 509 | — | |
| 1955 | #388 | 508 | — | |
| 1954 | #376 | 540 | — | |
| 1953 | #394 | 462 | — | |
| 1952 | #435 | 388 | — | |
| 1951 | #426 | 384 | — | |
| 1950 | #469 | 299 | — | |
| 1949 | #534 | 240 | — | |
| 1948 | #593 | 197 | — | |
| 1947 | #603 | 199 | — | |
| 1946 | #703 | 131 | — | |
| 1945 | #842 | 80 | — | |
| 1944 | #801 | 91 | — | |
| 1943 | #742 | 109 | — | |
| 1942 | #648 | 132 | — | |
| 1941 | #756 | 89 | — | |
| 1940 | #802 | 78 | — | |
| 1939 | #717 | 90 | — | |
| 1938 | #764 | 83 | — | |
| 1937 | #634 | 114 | — | |
| 1936 | #620 | 113 | — | |
| 1935 | #621 | 109 | — | |
| 1934 | #564 | 129 | — | |
| 1933 | #592 | 119 | — | |
| 1932 | #541 | 145 | — | |
| 1931 | #561 | 136 | — | |
| 1930 | #571 | 142 | — | |
| 1929 | #588 | 135 | — | |
| 1928 | #604 | 135 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #598 | 141 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #547 | 164 | — | |
| 1925 | #560 | 164 | — | |
| 1924 | #587 | 157 | — | |
| 1923 | #546 | 173 | — | |
| 1922 | #567 | 160 | — | |
| 1921 | #537 | 177 | — | |
| 1920 | #515 | 184 | — | |
| 1919 | #546 | 159 | — | |
| 1918 | #529 | 174 | — | |
| 1917 | #492 | 180 | — | |
| 1916 | #466 | 186 | — | |
| 1915 | #471 | 171 | — | |
| 1914 | #434 | 156 | — | |
| 1913 | #477 | 112 | — | |
| 1912 | #483 | 98 | — | |
| 1911 | #438 | 86 | — | |
| 1910 | #449 | 79 | — | |
| 1909 | #541 | 49 | — | |
| 1908 | #474 | 58 | — | |
| 1907 | #481 | 55 | — | |
| 1906 | #437 | 62 | — | |
| 1905 | #464 | 53 | — | |
| 1904 | #463 | 50 | — | |
| 1903 | #428 | 55 | — | |
| 1902 | #502 | 40 | — | |
| 1901 | #435 | 46 | — | |
| 1900 | #417 | 65 | — | |
| 1899 | #438 | 44 | — | |
| 1898 | #422 | 53 | — | |
| 1897 | #453 | 42 | — | |
| 1896 | #467 | 38 | — | |
| 1895 | #379 | 54 | — | |
| 1894 | #367 | 58 | — | |
| 1893 | #394 | 46 | — | |
| 1892 | #360 | 54 | — | |
| 1891 | #387 | 41 | — | |
| 1890 | #361 | 49 | — | |
| 1889 | #362 | 44 | — | |
| 1888 | #374 | 41 | — | |
| 1887 | #360 | 36 | — | |
| 1886 | #416 | 27 | — | |
| 1885 | #500 | 18 | — | |
| 1884 | #349 | 32 | — | |
| 1883 | #331 | 29 | — | |
| 1882 | #389 | 21 | — | |
| 1881 | #393 | 18 | — | |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ava was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 19 girls a year got the name.
Where Ava is popular in 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#1 · 1 in 65
- Mississippi#1 · 1 in 79
- Alabama#4 · 1 in 100
- Louisiana#4 · 1 in 123
- South Carolina#5 · 1 in 109
Best ever in a state: #1 in Minnesota, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #1 | 119 | 1 in 79 |
| South Dakota | #1 | 43 | 1 in 65 |
| Alabama | #4 | 186 | 1 in 100 |
| Louisiana | #4 | 143 | 1 in 123 |
| Georgia | #5 | 396 | 1 in 115 |
| South Carolina | #5 | 164 | 1 in 109 |
| Tennessee | #5 | 262 | 1 in 120 |
| Connecticut | #6 | 143 | 1 in 80 |
| Delaware | #6 | 36 | 1 in 61 |
| Hawaii | #6 | 30 | 1 in 75 |
| Michigan | #6 | 288 | 1 in 122 |
| North Carolina | #6 | 352 | 1 in 126 |
| Pennsylvania | #6 | 369 | 1 in 126 |
| Virginia | #6 | 267 | 1 in 124 |
| Maryland | #7 | 173 | 1 in 121 |
| New Jersey | #7 | 311 | 1 in 114 |
| Ohio | #7 | 364 | 1 in 129 |
| Arkansas | #8 | 86 | 1 in 121 |
| District of Columbia | #8 | 28 | 1 in 81 |
| Idaho | #8 | 62 | 1 in 105 |
| Illinois | #8 | 357 | 1 in 125 |
| Indiana | #8 | 210 | 1 in 133 |
| New York | #8 | 571 | 1 in 136 |
| Alaska | #9 | 22 | 1 in 74 |
| Florida | #9 | 625 | 1 in 136 |
| Iowa | #9 | 107 | 1 in 110 |
| Kentucky | #9 | 139 | 1 in 122 |
| Missouri | #9 | 179 | 1 in 131 |
| Wisconsin | #9 | 169 | 1 in 121 |
| Colorado | #10 | 154 | 1 in 140 |
| Kansas | #10 | 82 | 1 in 138 |
| Nevada | #10 | 80 | 1 in 111 |
| Texas | #10 | 970 | 1 in 167 |
| Arizona | #11 | 202 | 1 in 139 |
| Maine | #11 | 33 | 1 in 91 |
| Minnesota | #11 | 151 | 1 in 139 |
| Oklahoma | #11 | 106 | 1 in 137 |
| Washington | #12 | 184 | 1 in 154 |
| Montana | #13 | 27 | 1 in 98 |
| California | #14 | 981 | 1 in 168 |
| Nebraska | #14 | 51 | 1 in 137 |
| New Mexico | #14 | 35 | 1 in 135 |
| West Virginia | #14 | 46 | 1 in 111 |
| Wyoming | #14 | 12 | 1 in 72 |
| New Hampshire | #15 | 35 | 1 in 106 |
| Oregon | #17 | 83 | 1 in 149 |
| Massachusetts | #18 | 155 | 1 in 151 |
| Rhode Island | #18 | 24 | 1 in 100 |
| Utah | #20 | 96 | 1 in 168 |
| North Dakota | #23 | 20 | 1 in 124 |
| Vermont | #32 | 9 | 1 in 98 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ava
- 2 spots since 2024 (#9 → #11)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#3 → #11)
- 7 spots since 2015 (#4 → #11)
- Biggest jump: 268 spots in 1998 (#618 → #350)
- Biggest drop: 218 spots in 1973 (#848 → #1,066)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2016 at #3 (16,354 births)
- Births halved by 2025, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: 20 yrs · run 2005–2024
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 2002–2025
- Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1880–1972
- Highest: 1 in 106 girls born in 2007 were named Ava (0.94%)
- Latest: 1 in 208 girls born in 2025 (0.48%)
- Its best rank, #3 in 2016, was only 1 in 108 (0.92%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 45.3% of all girls named Ava (155,879) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 279 | #331 (1883) | #394 |
| 1890s | 479 | #360 (1892) | #403 |
| 1900s | 533 | #417 (1900) | #464 |
| 1910s | 1,401 | #434 (1914) | #479 |
| 1920s | 1,590 | #515 (1920) | #565 |
| 1930s | 1,180 | #541 (1932) | #619 |
| 1940s | 1,346 | #534 (1949) | #702 |
| 1950s | 4,237 | #376 (1954) | #436 |
| 1960s | 2,342 | #532 (1960) | #660 |
| 1970s | 1,319 | #789 (1970) | #993 |
| 1980s | 1,416 | #931 (1987) | #1,065 |
| 1990s | 4,207 | #259 (1999) | #682 |
| 2000s | 104,539 | #4 (2007) | #49 |
| 2010s | 155,879 | #3 (2016) | #4 |
| 2020s | 63,350 | #3 (2020) | #7 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ava in 2023
Top girls' names in 2023
Top boys' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 165 of them was named Ava, which outranked 100.0% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,710,576 boys got a published name in 2023; 1 in 285,096 of them was named Ava, which outranked 23.9% of the 14,215 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #9,763Zygmunt7
- #9,763Zyhaire7
- #9,763Zykari7
- #10,821Ava6
- #10,821Aadhavan6
- #10,821Aalias6
- #10,821Aalim6
- #12,239Aadarsh5
- #12,239Aadhan5
- #12,239Aadish5
Tied with 1,417 names at #10,821; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.