Ava is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #11 in 2025.
Ava is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #11 among girls (7,732) and #9,807 among boys (7) — overall #35 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,739 | 7,749 | #11 | #9,807 |
| 2024 | 8,700 | 8,710 | #9 | — |
| 2023 | 9,743 | 9,748 | #8 | #10,966 |
| 2022 | 11,116 | 11,121 | #7 | #8,387 |
| 2021 | 12,881 | 12,893 | #5 | #8,912 |
| 2020 | 13,212 | 13,212 | #3 | #7,081 |
| 2019 | 14,549 | 14,558 | #3 | — |
| 2018 | 15,044 | 15,044 | #3 | #7,672 |
| 2017 | 16,030 | 16,042 | #3 | #6,358 |
| 2016 | 16,365 | 16,370 | #3 | #7,189 |
| 2015 | 16,435 | 16,447 | #4 | #4,906 |
| 2014 | 15,742 | 15,749 | #5 | #5,756 |
| 2013 | 15,288 | 15,288 | #5 | #5,182 |
| 2012 | 15,569 | 15,576 | #5 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 15,535 | 15,544 | #5 | #5,219 |
| 2010 | 15,461 | 15,473 | #5 | #5,269 |
| 2009 | 15,900 | 15,910 | #5 | #4,291 |
| 2008 | 17,067 | 17,076 | #5 | #5,510 |
| 2007 | 18,065 | 18,072 | #4 | #6,659 |
| 2006 | 16,965 | 16,970 | #5 | #4,006 |
| 2005 | 13,635 | 13,640 | #9 | #3,393 |
| 2004 | 8,680 | 8,680 | #25 | #2,895 |
| 2003 | 6,289 | 6,289 | #39 | #7,294 |
| 2002 | 3,751 | 3,751 | #82 | — |
| 2001 | 2,544 | 2,544 | #132 | #10,712 |
| 2000 | 1,796 | 1,796 | #180 | — |
| 1999 | 1,215 | 1,215 | #259 | — |
| 1998 | 831 | 831 | #350 | — |
| 1997 | 362 | — | #618 | — |
| 1996 | 285 | — | #740 | — |
| 1995 | 279 | — | #734 | — |
| 1994 | 276 | — | #752 | — |
| 1993 | 286 | — | #734 | — |
| 1992 | 239 | — | #835 | — |
| 1991 | 236 | — | #847 | — |
| 1990 | 198 | — | #950 | — |
| 1989 | 175 | — | #986 | — |
| 1988 | 167 | — | #986 | — |
| 1987 | 176 | — | #932 | — |
| 1986 | 166 | — | #951 | — |
| 1985 | 134 | — | #1,083 | — |
| 1984 | 146 | — | #988 | — |
| 1983 | 107 | — | #1,200 | — |
| 1982 | 109 | — | #1,222 | — |
| 1981 | 123 | — | #1,123 | — |
| 1980 | 113 | — | #1,183 | — |
| 1979 | 132 | — | #1,051 | — |
| 1978 | 132 | — | #1,031 | — |
| 1977 | 103 | — | #1,191 | — |
| 1976 | 96 | — | #1,182 | — |
| 1975 | 127 | — | #973 | — |
| 1974 | 130 | — | #950 | — |
| 1973 | 108 | — | #1,066 | — |
| 1972 | 153 | — | #849 | — |
| 1971 | 161 | — | #849 | — |
| 1970 | 177 | — | #789 | — |
| 1969 | 170 | — | #788 | — |
| 1968 | 177 | — | #744 | — |
| 1967 | 176 | — | #736 | — |
| 1966 | 199 | — | #695 | — |
| 1965 | 227 | — | #649 | — |
| 1964 | 268 | — | #610 | — |
| 1963 | 273 | — | #604 | — |
| 1962 | 263 | — | #618 | — |
| 1961 | 262 | — | #631 | — |
| 1960 | 327 | — | #532 | — |
| 1959 | 337 | — | #528 | — |
| 1958 | 378 | — | #492 | — |
| 1957 | 432 | — | #455 | — |
| 1956 | 509 | — | #401 | — |
| 1955 | 508 | — | #388 | — |
| 1954 | 540 | — | #376 | — |
| 1953 | 462 | — | #394 | — |
| 1952 | 388 | — | #435 | — |
| 1951 | 384 | — | #426 | — |
| 1950 | 299 | — | #469 | — |
| 1949 | 240 | — | #534 | — |
| 1948 | 197 | — | #593 | — |
| 1947 | 199 | — | #604 | — |
| 1946 | 131 | — | #704 | — |
| 1945 | 80 | — | #842 | — |
| 1944 | 91 | — | #801 | — |
| 1943 | 109 | — | #742 | — |
| 1942 | 132 | — | #649 | — |
| 1941 | 89 | — | #757 | — |
| 1940 | 78 | — | #802 | — |
| 1939 | 90 | — | #717 | — |
| 1938 | 83 | — | #764 | — |
| 1937 | 114 | — | #634 | — |
| 1936 | 113 | — | #620 | — |
| 1935 | 109 | — | #621 | — |
| 1934 | 129 | — | #564 | — |
| 1933 | 119 | — | #592 | — |
| 1932 | 145 | — | #541 | — |
| 1931 | 136 | — | #561 | — |
| 1930 | 142 | — | #571 | — |
| 1929 | 135 | — | #588 | — |
| 1928 | 140 | — | #605 | #4,198 |
| 1927 | 147 | — | #599 | #3,808 |
| 1926 | 164 | — | #547 | — |
| 1925 | 164 | — | #560 | — |
| 1924 | 157 | — | #587 | — |
| 1923 | 173 | — | #546 | — |
| 1922 | 160 | — | #567 | — |
| 1921 | 177 | — | #537 | — |
| 1920 | 184 | — | #515 | — |
| 1919 | 159 | — | #547 | — |
| 1918 | 174 | — | #529 | — |
| 1917 | 180 | — | #492 | — |
| 1916 | 186 | — | #467 | — |
| 1915 | 171 | — | #471 | — |
| 1914 | 156 | — | #434 | — |
| 1913 | 112 | — | #478 | — |
| 1912 | 98 | — | #483 | — |
| 1911 | 86 | — | #438 | — |
| 1910 | 79 | — | #451 | — |
| 1909 | 49 | — | #543 | — |
| 1908 | 58 | — | #474 | — |
| 1907 | 55 | — | #481 | — |
| 1906 | 62 | — | #437 | — |
| 1905 | 53 | — | #464 | — |
| 1904 | 50 | — | #463 | — |
| 1903 | 55 | — | #429 | — |
| 1902 | 40 | — | #502 | — |
| 1901 | 46 | — | #435 | — |
| 1900 | 65 | — | #418 | — |
| 1899 | 44 | — | #438 | — |
| 1898 | 53 | — | #423 | — |
| 1897 | 42 | — | #453 | — |
| 1896 | 38 | — | #467 | — |
| 1895 | 54 | — | #379 | — |
| 1894 | 58 | — | #367 | — |
| 1893 | 46 | — | #394 | — |
| 1892 | 54 | — | #360 | — |
| 1891 | 41 | — | #388 | — |
| 1890 | 49 | — | #362 | — |
| 1889 | 44 | — | #362 | — |
| 1888 | 41 | — | #375 | — |
| 1887 | 36 | — | #360 | — |
| 1886 | 27 | — | #418 | — |
| 1885 | 18 | — | #503 | — |
| 1884 | 32 | — | #350 | — |
| 1883 | 29 | — | #331 | — |
| 1882 | 21 | — | #390 | — |
| 1881 | 18 | — | #394 | — |
| 1880 | 13 | — | #468 | — |