Baby name meaning

Ava

Life or bird-like · Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Ava is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning “Life or bird-like”.

How popular is Ava?

In England & Wales, Ava ranked #9 among girls' names in 2024, with 1,774 babies given the name, close to its #6 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2018, when it reached #3.

In the United States, Ava was the #3 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Ava — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Ava over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,000#10,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #469US 1960: #532US 1970: #789US 1980: #1,183US 1990: #950US 2000: #180US 2010: #5US 2020: #3England & Wales 2024: #9United StatesEngland & Wales
Ava’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Ava in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#75730
2000#291129
2005#82657
2010#113,438
2015#53,414
2018#33,110
2020#42,679
2024#91,774

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