Girls' name · peaked in 2007
Ava name popularity since 1925
340,898 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ava. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Ava is about 13 years old in 2026. Ava peaked in 2007 as the #4 name for girls, and it ranked #11 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 340,898
- Named Ava, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #11
- for girls in 2025 (7,732 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 340,554 girls · 344 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Ava made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ava births per year, 1925–2025
2007 was the biggest year for Ava both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1956 and 1961, Ava's share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 3,940 to 1 in 7,700.
- Fastest rise: Between 1997 and 2002, it became 10× more common, from 1 in 4,810 baby girls to 1 in 479.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ava's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ava.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ava in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 739 | 11 | – |
| 1930s | 1,180 | 0 | #621 |
| 1940s | 1,346 | 0 | #842 |
| 1950s | 4,237 | 0 | #388 |
| 1960s | 2,342 | 0 | #649 |
| 1970s | 1,319 | 0 | #973 |
| 1980s | 1,416 | 0 | #1,083 |
| 1990s | 4,207 | 0 | #734 |
| 2000s | 104,539 | 153 | #9 |
| 2010s | 155,879 | 139 | #4 |
| 2020–25 | 63,350 | 41 | #11 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
50.7% of babies named Ava from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ava is most popular
The index compares Ava's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ava.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.92× | 2,331 |
| Delaware | 1.63× | 1,154 |
| Florida | 1.46× | 17,995 |
| Alaska | 1.39× | 703 |
| New Hampshire | 1.38× | 1,481 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ava and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ava (this page) | 340,554 | 2007 |
| Avah | 7,039 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ava's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ava.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ava (2007).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data