Ava vs Sol
Ava and Solcompared 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 Sol #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ava was ranked #26 and Sol #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ava was ranked #143 and Sol #139 among girls in Norway.
Ava and Sol over time
Ava and Sol appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Ava held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sol in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ava reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Sol 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ava and Sol changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #143 and #139.
List by list
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1999–2025
Ava held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Sol in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ava #104 in 2020, Sol #139 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ava #143, Sol #139.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2024
Ava held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sol in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ava #4 in 2013, Sol #3015 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ava #9, Sol #3015.
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
| Field | Ava | Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #139 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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); Sol does not have one recorded yet.
- Ava has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sol.
- A meaning is recorded for Ava; Sol doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Sol
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #394 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #139 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #139 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls