The baby name Ava is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈeɪvə/ — respelling: AY-və.
The baby name Ava is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈeɪvə/ — respelling: AY-və.
Ava is Germanic, Hebrew, Latin, Persian in Origin.
Ava is a multilayered given name with several plausible sources. In medieval Germanic usage it functioned as a short form of names beginning with Av-, linked to the element avi/awi of uncertain sense, sometimes interpreted as “desired” or influenced by Latin avis “bird.” It also overlaps with the Persian Āvā, meaning “voice; sound,” and in some traditions it has been treated as a streamlined form of Eva/Eve.
Evidence appears in continental Europe from the early Middle Ages, including a 9th‑century Frankish St. Ava; the name later resurfaced in the Anglophone world in the late 1800s, then leapt in popularity after film icon Ava Gardner, and has ranked highly in many countries in the 21st century. Variants and related forms include Avah, Aeva, Eva, Eve, Éva, Ewa, and Avis; diminutives Avie and Avi are common. Meanings offered therefore range from “bird” to “voice/sound,” with “uncertain Germanic” a cautious etymology.
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| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava | Reeves | Keanu Reeves | film director | ★★★★★ | |||
| Ava | Phillippe | Reese Witherspoon | model | ★★★★★ | Ryan Phillippe | television actor | ★★★★★ |
| Ava | Sambora | Heather Locklear | television actor | ★★★★★ | Richie Sambora | singer | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Germany | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 411 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #9 | 8,662 | 8,487 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #10 | 782 | 2,795 |
| New Zealand | Girls | 2010 | #12 | 217 | 98 |
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| EE | 0 | #37 | 1 | 1,051 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #38 | 132 | 1,786 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| MO | 0 | #49 | 4 | 2,706 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #51 | 1,100 | 3,185 |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| JM | 0 | #77 | 11 | 3,714 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| CN | 0 | #83 | 4 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #90 | 5 | 2,402 |
| Norway | Girls | 2025 | #91 | 36 | 453 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #95 | 93 | 1,568 |
| TW | 0 | #98 | 6 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #106 | 5 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| IQ | 0 | #126 | 8 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #136 | 2 | 1,651 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| Belgium | Girls | 2024 | #143 | 43 | 424 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #171 | 7 | 2,769 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #175 | 87 | 7,507 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #183 | 5 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2016 | #191 | 2 | 1,526 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #199 | 2 | 1,904 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #209 | 14 | 4,141 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #213 | 11 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #214 | 14 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #222 | 5 | 5,692 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #223 | 3 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #225 | 7 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #228 | 24 | 7,056 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #230 | 47 | 8,139 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #234 | 119 | 8,829 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #235 | 3 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #251 | 350 | 8,334 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #260 | 10 | 11,010 | |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #278 | 12 | 3,687 |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #299 | 18 | 15,378 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #304 | 13 | 7,429 |
| HK | 0 | #304 | 45 | 8,483 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #310 | 11 | 5,862 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #323 | 913 | 3,895 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #326 | 189 | 11,303 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #338 | 49 | 8,413 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #339 | 52 | 13,098 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #348 | 4 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #349 | 6 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 5 | 7,678 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #356 | 295 | 16,104 |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #358 | 7 | 5,096 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #360 | 3 | 8,539 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| EG | 0 | #371 | 30 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #373 | 19 | 1,368 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #385 | 12 | 15,987 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #410 | 11 | 1,885 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| Germany | 0 | #426 | 12 | 2,542 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #452 | 47 | 11,913 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #484 | 22 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #494 | 22 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #503 | 21 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #508 | 46 | 20,968 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #518 | 15 | 11,342 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #518 | 35 | 10,162 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #528 | 13 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #531 | 56 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #532 | 19 | 12,054 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| BH | 0 | #540 | 14 | 17,937 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #572 | 96 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #587 | 31 | 11,648 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #612 | 288 | 15,035 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #621 | 11 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #634 | 351 | 14,742 |
| LB | 0 | #646 | 13 | 13,263 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| SY | 0 | #694 | 35 | 11,684 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #699 | 2 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #740 | 47 | 15,093 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #756 | 14 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #796 | 43 | 4,949 |
| TN | 0 | #812 | 18 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #886 | 50 | 25,931 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #891 | 65 | 5,933 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #909 | 7 | 14,098 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #911 | 10 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #913 | 82 | 24,821 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #931 | 11 | 12,708 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #942 | 11 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #949 | 35 | 5,561 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #993 | 9 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,028 | 6 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,063 | 16 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,077 | 65 | 25,928 |
| MA | 0 | #1,085 | 44 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 19 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,136 | 8 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,145 | 32 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,157 | 55 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,162 | 22 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,311 | 136 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Ava is popular in 86 countries — most recent births per country:
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