Ava vs Caoileann

Ava and Caoileanncompared 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.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Ava was ranked #15 and Caoileann #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ava was ranked #32 and Caoileann #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Ava and Caoileann over time

Ava and Caoileann appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Ava held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Caoileann in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Caoileann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ava 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.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2000–2023
Ava held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Caoileann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ava #3 in 2015, Caoileann #536 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ava #15, Caoileann #856.

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 Ava, Caoileann
Field	Ava	Caoileann
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈeɪvə/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #18 (2025)	Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	70/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

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

Caoileann

Popularity journey

First recorded2000
First recorded at #536 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Girls