Ava: girl name in Québec, 2025 rank

Ava year by year

Ava drops 59 places from 2024 (ranked 141st then). Since 2020 (45 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 36%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	200th	29
2024	141st	42
2023	124th	44
2022	120th	52
2021	161st	43
2020	146th	45

Rank among girl names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Ava since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Ava appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1998 on. The peak year is 2016, with 63 babies. The strongest decade is the 2010s (452 babies). Since 1980, about 886 children in Québec have been named Ava.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The girl names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Ava in Québec in 2025?

29 girls were named Ava in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 200th rank among girl names.

Is Ava a popular name in Québec?

Ava ranks 200th among girl names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Ava given most often?

In 2016, with 63 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Ava a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Ava only appears as a girl name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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