Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Ava

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ava
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2007

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

18,053

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

52%

2024

8,662

All-time

336,272

Ava is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 18,053 girls were named Ava.

In 2024, only 8,662 girls were given the name.

Down 52% from its peak.

All told, about 336,272 Americans have been named Ava and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2007

200718,053 girls named Ava

20248,662 girls named Ava

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