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Ava name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ava ranks #11 in female records (7,732 reported) and #9,807 in male records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Ava becoming more popular?

Ava's reported female count decreased by 968 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #9 to #11. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Ava in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AvaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.16,3540201620252016: 16,354 female records2017: 16,017 female records2018: 15,034 female records2019: 14,549 female records2020: 13,201 female records2021: 12,873 female records2022: 11,107 female records2023: 9,737 female records2024: 8,700 female records2025: 7,732 female records2016: 11 male records2017: 13 male records2018: 10 male records2020: 11 male records2021: 8 male records2022: 9 male records2023: 6 male records2025: 7 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20257,7321179,807
20248,7009——
20239,7378610,966
202211,107798,387
202112,873588,912
202013,2013117,081
201914,5493——
201815,0343107,672
201716,0173136,358
201616,3543117,189

Questions about Ava’s popularity

How common is Ava in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ava ranks #11 in female records (7,732 reported) and #9,807 in male records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Ava?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Ava only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Ava creates a match.

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