Aoibh vs Ava

Aoibh 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Aoibh was ranked #5581 and Ava #4 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aoibh was ranked #189 and Ava #26 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aoibh was ranked #192 and Ava #32 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Aoibh and Ava over time

Aoibh and Ava appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Ava held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aoibh 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.

Ava reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aoibh in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

One moved ahead of the other
In 2004, Ava moved ahead of Aoibh in Northern Ireland · Girls — #188 and #227 the year before became #238 and #151.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1998–2025
Aoibh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ava in 28.
Highest recorded here: Aoibh #148 in 2023, Ava #1 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoibh #189, Ava #26.
Northern Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2002–2024
Aoibh held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ava in 21.
Highest recorded here: Aoibh #135 in 2023, Ava #9 in 2016.
The order changed in 2004: Ava moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #188 and #227; by 2004 that had become #238 and #151.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoibh #192, Ava #32.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ava

Pairs where Ava shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Ella vs Ava
Ella and Ava changed places 15 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1981 and 2025, ending at #17 and #26.
Ella · Ava · 43 shared years, 1981–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Ava vs Zara
Ava and Zara both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ava · Zara · 45 shared years, 1978–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ava vs Daisy
Ava and Daisy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ava · Daisy · 36 shared years, 1985–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ava vs Layla
Ava and Layla both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ava · Layla · 35 shared years, 1983–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aoibh, Ava
Field	Aoibh	Ava
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈeɪvə/
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #189 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #18 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ava has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve); Aoibh does not have one recorded yet.
Aoibh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Ava.
A meaning is recorded for Ava; Aoibh doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Aoibh

Popularity journey

First recorded1998
First recorded at #425 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #135 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2000–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Ava

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls