Girl

Ava

AY-vah

Top 10 → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Latin 'avis' meaning 'bird'—suggests freedom and flight. Modern simplicity combined with birdlike grace, elevated by Hollywood legacy of Ava Gardner.”

Popularity Over Time

Ava US popularity rank over timeRank 1226 in 1982 to rank 3 in 2016. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#3#615#12261900192019401960198020002024

Currently ranked #9 in the United States.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

2

Nicknames

AvAvi

Style

ModernElegantMinimalSoftTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Ava Gardner (actress)
  • Ava DuVernay (filmmaker)

Collections

Short & Strong → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Ava

Latin Top 10

Avery

Norman French Top 50

Eva

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Aubrey

French Beautiful But Not Top 100

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People Also Ask

Latin 'avis' meaning 'bird'—suggests freedom and flight. Modern simplicity combined with birdlike grace, elevated by Hollywood legacy of Ava Gardner.

Ava is currently ranked #9 in the United States. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Ava include Av, Avi.

More sibling ideas for Ava coming soon as we add more names.