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Aase vs Ava

Aase and Avacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Aase was ranked #424 and Ava #143 among girls in Norway.

Aase and Ava over time

Aase and Ava appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Ava held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aase in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls8 shared years, 20012025

    Aase held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ava in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Aase #377 in 2023, Ava #105 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2008: Ava moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #473 and #575; by 2008 that had become #582 and #270.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aase #424, Ava #143.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aase, Ava
FieldAaseAva
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedMeaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence.
OriginNot yet recordedDisputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve
Pronunciation/ˈeɪvə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #424 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #18 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ava has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve); Aase does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aase and Ava both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ava; Aase doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Aase

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #47 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #424 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Ava

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1978

    First recorded at #522 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1978–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls