Declining since 2019, #2,458 for girls today.
Popularity of Ayva since 2000
Babies named Ayva per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 792 |
| 2010s | 2,230 |
| 2020s | 801 |
Meaning & origin
Ayva is a modern respelling of Ava that first appeared on U.S. baby name charts in 2000. Its popularity peaked in 2014, but since 2019, usage has been falling. In 2025, it ranked 2,458 with roughly 1 in 22,323 girls receiving the name. The spelling variant Ayva is most common in North Carolina, California, and Florida. Unlike longer-established forms, Ayva reflects a 21st-century trend toward unique spellings of familiar-sounding names.
Ayva is a modern phonetic spelling of Ava, a name that rose to popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Ava itself has multiple possible origins, including a short form of Germanic names beginning with Av- or a variant of Eva. The spelling Ayva appears to be a creative respelling common in contemporary American naming.
Where Ayva is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state, 2025. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Ayva” around the world
Where Ayva lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
5
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Ayva
Names that share Ayva's style, for a brother or sister.
