Ava is a girl's name of English origin meaning “*avi.” Its exact origin is debated among name scholars. In 2024 it was given to 8,662 girls in the United States.
Ava belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “*avi” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ava first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3 in 2016, and in 2024 8,662 babies received the name — 336,272 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ava means “*avi” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ava is a girl name. In 2024, 8,662 babies received the name in the US.
Ava comes from the English & American tradition.
Ava first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #3 in 2016, and 8,662 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ava is pronounced /ˈeɪvə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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