Ava
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Ava is usually explained as Latin for “like a bird,” though one source gives the meaning “life” and links it to Eve. Ava went from outside the top 1,000 to the top ten in about thirty years, a short name that is both sweet and sophisticated. The name is closely tied to actress Ava Gardner.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Ava in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Ava against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Ava is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Ava in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 7,732 girls were named Ava, making it the #11 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 344,097 girls have been named Ava, with the most (18,053) in 2007. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Washington, D.C. and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Ava in other languages
- Eva Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, German, Italian, Latvian, Slovenian, Spanish
- Avita Latin
Ava name days
- June 6 Finland
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Ava
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Ava, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Ava (Category 2) | 2018 | South Indian Ocean | 176 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ava | 1977 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Hurricane Ava (Category 5) | 1973 | Eastern Pacific | 259 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ava | 1969 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ava | 1965 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Tropical storm Ava | 1962 | Eastern Pacific | 83 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Ava
There are 25 towns and villages with Ava in their name, in 14 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 6🇮🇶 Iraq 4🇸🇪 Sweden 4🇦🇽 Aland Islands 1🇧🇯 Benin 1🇨🇿 Czechia 1🇮🇹 Italy 1🇲🇷 Mauritania 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Ava | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,934 | Map |
| Ava | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 637 | Map |
| Dall'Ava | Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy | 14 | Map |
| Ara’ava | Gulf Province, 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – | Map |
| Ava | Carlsbad Region, 🇨🇿 Czechia | – | Map |
| Ava | Bicol Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | – | Map |
| Ava | Västerbotten, 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | Map |
| Ava | Västernorrland, 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | Map |
| Ava | Gävleborg, 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | Map |
| Ava | Bitlis, 🇹🇷 Turkey | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Ava
There are 5 lakes and reservoirs with Ava in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 3🇮🇳 India 2
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| Ava Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Komaravolu Ava | Andhra Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Kondakarla Āva | 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Lac Ava | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Ava | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Ava
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Ava.
Ava Gardner
Ava Helen Pauling
Ava Vincent
Fictional characters named Ava
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Ava as a pet name
FurryName has found 566 dogs named Ava in public pet registers, making it the #266 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Worcester (9), Tacoma (4), Burlington (1). Ava as a dog name →
FurryName has found 10 cats named Ava in public pet registers, making it the #991 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (5), Seattle (4), Laval (1). Ava as a cat name →
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