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Ava

Alternative forms & variants: Eva, Ayva

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Bird or voice (Latin avis) or desired child (Germanic)”

Linguistic heritage: Latin / Germanic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:AY-vuh

IPA (US English):/ˈeɪvə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity200718,053 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#117,739 births in 2025

Total US Registrations344,441Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2007 (18,053 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level7 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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