In 2009 the girls name, 'Ava' was the most được ưa chuộng baby name in the US and tenth most được ưa chuộng in England. Its origins are unknown but most probably German. It could possibly be Hebrew, meaning 'life' hoặc 'serpent', hoặc in latin 'avis' to mean 'bird'. It was made được ưa chuộng in the 1950s bởi actress, Ava Gardener.
Ava is mostly a girls name but can also be a boys name. The boys name, 'Ava', originated from Akposso and means 'sky hoặc 'heaven'. The boys name Ava is very uncommon and is not in the hàng đầu, đầu trang 1000 baby names chart for the US hoặc England.