Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Ayva

Meaning Fanciful 21st-century spelling of Ava Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,461 Trend ↓ Falling 64%

Fanciful 21st-century spelling of Ava.

Rank 2025
#2,461
among girls · ↓280 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
72
named Ayva · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 22,323
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
280 babies
All-time total
3,823
#3,077 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Ayva popularity over time

3,823 babies have been named Ayva since 2000, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 792 79 – #1,426
2010s 2,230 223 +182% #957
2020s (to 2025) 801 134 -40% #1,082

Where Ayva is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 61 0.04 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.03 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

Where Ayva is most popular

Girls named Ayva per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.071 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ayva born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 51 0.119 +69%
California 69 0.082 +16%
New Jersey 14 0.078 +10%
Michigan 14 0.077 +9%
Texas 59 0.073 ≈ national
South Carolina 6 0.067 -6%
Illinois 15 0.066 -7%
Utah 5 0.060 -15%
Pennsylvania 14 0.059 -16%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -19%
New York 22 0.056 -21%
Georgia 12 0.053 -25%
Indiana 7 0.050 -29%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -32%
Arizona 6 0.043 -39%
Ohio 10 0.042 -40%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -41%
Washington 5 0.035 -51%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -55%
Virginia 5 0.029 -58%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ayva

Ayva is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,461 in 2025 with 72 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 3,823 American babies have been named Ayva. Its peak came in 2014, when 280 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ayva stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ayva?

The median living Ayva is about 10 years old; half are between 6 and 14. An estimated 3,800 people named Ayva are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ayva year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 72 #2,461
2024 87 #2,181
2023 91 #2,110
2022 134 #1,584
2021 189 #1,243
2020 228 #1,082
2019 250 #1,028
2018 251 #1,030
2017 228 #1,104
2016 223 #1,137
2015 259 #1,032
2014 280 #957
2013 197 #1,222
2012 203 #1,206
2011 174 #1,335
2010 165 #1,393
2009 164 #1,426
2008 142 #1,597
2007 139 #1,604
2006 141 #1,548
2005 82 #2,226
2004 48 #3,185
2003 33 #4,043
2002 16 #6,740
2001 19 #5,846
2000 8 #10,867
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ayva, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ayva?

The median living Ayva is about 10 years old. Half of all living Ayvas are between 6 and 14 years old.

How many people named Ayva are alive today?

An estimated 3,800 people named Ayva are alive in the United States, based on 3,823 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ayva mean?

Fanciful 21st-century spelling of Ava.

How popular is the name Ayva in 2025?

Ayva ranked #2,461 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 72 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ayva?

3,823 babies have been named Ayva in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ayva most popular?

Ayva peaked in 2014, when 280 newborns received the name.

Is Ayva a boy or girl name?

Ayva is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ayva rising or falling?

Ayva is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ayva become more popular?

Ayva is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Ayva in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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