Unisex Distribution0.1% Boy / 99.9% GirlFemale Archetype
First Recorded1880Data through: 2025
Peak Decade2010s18,053 births in 2007
π‘ The Ava Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary MeaningLife or bird
Language OriginLatin, German, Persian
Origin Typemultiple
Ava has multiple independent origins. In Latin, it is derived from 'avis' meaning 'bird'. In Germanic, it may be related to the element 'aval' meaning 'strength' or 'desired'. In Persian, 'ava' means 'voice' or 'water'. It is also sometimes associated with the Hebrew name Eve, meaning 'life'.
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ava across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-41.4%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-52.9%
201520202025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record18,053births in 2007
Years in Top 10024 yrs
Years in Top 50072 yrs
Longest Streak146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 279
1890s: 479
1900s: 533
1910s: 1,401
1920s: 1,590
1930s: 1,180
1940s: 1,346
1950s: 4,237
1960s: 2,342
1970s: 1,319
1980s: 1,416
1990s: 4,207
2000s: 104,539
2010s: 155,879
2020s: 63,350
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic SyllablesAv-a
Letter Count3 letters
Spelling ComplexityEasy
Length Percentile
Longer than 0.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is a perfect palindrome (spelled the same forward and backward). Longer than 0.2% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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