Girl Names Like Ava
Updated Sat Jan 20 2024
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Ava is one of the most popular girl names of the 2000s, ranking in the US Top 10 since 2005. If you love Ava but are looking for something more unique, this list is for you.
Sweet and simple classics further down the charts include Lola, Vera, Etta, Olive, and Anya. Modern girl names include Noa, Zadie, Remi, Piper, and Rory.
Other energetic girl names include Waverly, Juniper, Darcy, Eliza, Delaney, and Aspen.
Names that share similar sounds with Ava include the familiar Ada, Navy, Maeve, and Haven, or truly unique names like Avia, Aoife, Avis, Maven, and Aviva. Other names that mean "life" include Eve, Asha, Vida, and Liv.
Here is our list of 50 alternatives to Ava, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Ada
Origin:
German or TurkishMeaning:
"noble, nobility, or island"
- Alice
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"noble"
- Anya
Origin:
Russian diminutive of AnnaMeaning:
"grace"
- Aoife
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"beautiful, radiant"
- Asha
Origin:
Sanskrit; SwahiliMeaning:
"hope; life"
- Aspen
Origin:
Nature and place-name
- Avalon
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"island of apples"
- Avia
Origin:
Latin, HebrewMeaning:
"bird; God is my father"
- Avis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bird"
- Aviva
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"springlike, fresh, dewy"
- Darcy
Origin:
Irish or FrenchMeaning:
"dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress"
- Delaney
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark challenger"
- Eden
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"place of pleasure, delight"
- Eliza
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Elle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"she"
- Esme
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"beloved"
- Etta
Origin:
English and Scottish, short form of any name ending with -etta: Henrietta, Loretta etc.
- Eva
Origin:
Latin form of Eve, HebrewMeaning:
"life"
- Eve
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"life"
- Gemma
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"precious stone"
- Haven
Origin:
Word name, English
- Ida
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"industrious one"
- June
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"young"
- Juniper
Origin:
Latin tree nameMeaning:
"young"
- Kaia
Origin:
Latin, Scandinavian, or HawaiianMeaning:
"to rejoice or sea"
- Lena
Origin:
English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian, diminutive of various names ending in lena
- Lila
Origin:
Arabic, SanskritMeaning:
"night; play"
- Liv
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"life"
- Lola
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of DoloresMeaning:
"lady of sorrows"
- Mae
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary or MargaretMeaning:
"bitter or pearl"
- Maeve
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"she who intoxicates"
- Maven
Origin:
Word name or HebrewMeaning:
"one who understands"
- Navy
Origin:
Word name
- Noa
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"motion"
- Olive
Origin:
English, from Latin, nature nameMeaning:
"olive tree"
- Phoebe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"radiant, shining one"
- Piper
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"pipe or flute player"
- Poppy
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"red flower"
- Remi
Origin:
French, variation of RemyMeaning:
"oarsman"
- Romy
Origin:
Diminutive of Rosemary, Roma, Romana, Romilly etc.
- Rory
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red king"
- Ruby
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"deep red precious stone"
- Suvi
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"summer"
- Tessa
Origin:
Diminutive of TheresaMeaning:
"to reap, to gather"
- Thea
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"goddess, godly"
- Vera
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"faith"
- Vida
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"life"
- Waverly
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow of quivering aspens"
- Zadie
Origin:
English variation of SadieMeaning:
"princess"