Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Ava
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2007
Peak era
2007
Peak births
18,053
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Ava
How many people are named Ava?
An estimated 332,082 living Americans are named Ava.
How rare is Ava?
Ava is still widely used among babies today, with 7,732 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 57.2% from its 2007 peak.
How old is the typical Ava?
The median age of a living American named Ava is approximately 13 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 18 years old.
Is Ava still popular?
Somewhat. Ava has been declining since its 2007 peak and registered 7,732 births in 2025.
Where is Ava most common?
Ava has its strongest geographic signal in Arkansas, where it appears 5.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20072025
Peak year
2007
Decline from peak
57.2%
2025
7,732
All-time
344,097
Where it lives now
Ava is most concentrated in Arkansas — about 5.5× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Ava is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.