Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Ava

#112 most common girls' name of all time · #216 across all names · <1% boys / >99% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#112
Rank overall
#216 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
344,441
Since 2016
125,379
Peak year
2007 #4
Best rank
#3 2016
📍A place in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 18,065/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Ava is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7,732 7 7,739 #11
2024 8,700 — 8,700 #9
2023 9,737 6 9,743 #8
2022 11,107 9 11,116 #7
2021 12,873 8 12,881 #5
2020 13,201 11 13,212 #3
2019 14,549 — 14,549 #3
2018 15,034 10 15,044 #3
2017 16,017 13 16,030 #3
2016 16,354 11 16,365 #3
2015 16,416 19 16,435 #4
2014 15,727 15 15,742 #5
2013 15,271 17 15,288 #5
2012 15,549 20 15,569 #5
2011 15,518 17 15,535 #5
2010 15,444 17 15,461 #5
2009 15,877 23 15,900 #5
2008 17,051 16 17,067 #5
2007 18,053 12 18,065 #4
2006 16,941 24 16,965 #5
2005 13,606 29 13,635 #9
2004 8,645 35 8,680 #25
2003 6,280 9 6,289 #39
2002 3,751 — 3,751 #82
2001 2,539 5 2,544 #132
2000 1,796 — 1,796 #180
1999 1,215 — 1,215 #259
1998 831 — 831 #350
1997 362 — 362 #618
1996 285 — 285 #740
1995 279 — 279 #734
1994 276 — 276 #752
1993 286 — 286 #734
1992 239 — 239 #836
1991 236 — 236 #847
1990 198 — 198 #950
1989 175 — 175 #987
1988 167 — 167 #987
1987 176 — 176 #931
1986 166 — 166 #950
1985 134 — 134 #1,082
1984 146 — 146 #989
1983 107 — 107 #1,200
1982 109 — 109 #1,223
1981 123 — 123 #1,122
1980 113 — 113 #1,184
1979 132 — 132 #1,051
1978 132 — 132 #1,033
1977 103 — 103 #1,193
1976 96 — 96 #1,182
1975 127 — 127 #973
1974 130 — 130 #951
1973 108 — 108 #1,068
1972 153 — 153 #849
1971 161 — 161 #848
1970 177 — 177 #790
1969 170 — 170 #787
1968 177 — 177 #743
1967 176 — 176 #736
1966 199 — 199 #695
1965 227 — 227 #649
1964 268 — 268 #610
1963 273 — 273 #605
1962 263 — 263 #618
1961 262 — 262 #631
1960 327 — 327 #532
1959 337 — 337 #528
1958 378 — 378 #492
1957 432 — 432 #456
1956 509 — 509 #401
1955 508 — 508 #389
1954 540 — 540 #376
1953 462 — 462 #394
1952 388 — 388 #435
1951 384 — 384 #426
1950 299 — 299 #469
1949 240 — 240 #534
1948 197 — 197 #593
1947 199 — 199 #603
1946 131 — 131 #704
1945 80 — 80 #844
1944 91 — 91 #801
1943 109 — 109 #743
1942 132 — 132 #648
1941 89 — 89 #759
1940 78 — 78 #802
1939 90 — 90 #718
1938 83 — 83 #765
1937 114 — 114 #635
1936 113 — 113 #620
1935 109 — 109 #624
1934 129 — 129 #564
1933 119 — 119 #592
1932 145 — 145 #542
1931 136 — 136 #562
1930 142 — 142 #572
1929 135 — 135 #588
1928 135 5 140 #606
1927 141 6 147 #598
1926 164 — 164 #550
1925 164 — 164 #560
1924 157 — 157 #589
1923 173 — 173 #546
1922 160 — 160 #567
1921 177 — 177 #537
1920 184 — 184 #517
1919 159 — 159 #547
1918 174 — 174 #530
1917 180 — 180 #492
1916 186 — 186 #466
1915 171 — 171 #472
1914 156 — 156 #437
1913 112 — 112 #479
1912 98 — 98 #483
1911 86 — 86 #438
1910 79 — 79 #452
1909 49 — 49 #542
1908 58 — 58 #475
1907 55 — 55 #483
1906 62 — 62 #437
1905 53 — 53 #466
1904 50 — 50 #466
1903 55 — 55 #429
1902 40 — 40 #504
1901 46 — 46 #435
1900 65 — 65 #420
1899 44 — 44 #438
1898 53 — 53 #426
1897 42 — 42 #456
1896 38 — 38 #471
1895 54 — 54 #382
1894 58 — 58 #369
1893 46 — 46 #396
1892 54 — 54 #364
1891 41 — 41 #391
1890 49 — 49 #362
1889 44 — 44 #366
1888 41 — 41 #378
1887 36 — 36 #363
1886 27 — 27 #421
1885 18 — 18 #506
1884 32 — 32 #355
1883 29 — 29 #334
1882 21 — 21 #404
1881 18 — 18 #400
1880 13 — 13 #468