Ava vs Mariana

Ava and Marianacompared 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 2024, Ava was ranked #9 and Mariana #1672 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ava was ranked #26 and Mariana #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Ava was ranked #134 and Mariana #502 among girls in Norway.

Ava and Mariana over time

Ava and Mariana appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Ava held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mariana in 0.

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

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ava held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mariana in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ava #3 in 2018, Mariana #822 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ava #9, Mariana #1672.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2000–2025
Ava held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Mariana in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ava #1 in 2008, Mariana #448 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ava #26, Mariana #885.

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, Mariana
Field	Ava	Mariana
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	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #18 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	82/100
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); Mariana does not have one recorded yet.
Ava has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mariana.
A meaning is recorded for Ava; Mariana doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

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

Mariana

Popularity journey

First recorded1958
First recorded at #466 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2024
Highest recorded position: #359 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1958–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls