Ava vs Treasa
Ava and Treasacompared 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 2021, Ava was ranked #8 and Treasa #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Ava was ranked #13 and Treasa #397 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Ava and Treasa over time
Ava and Treasa appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Ava held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Treasa 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.
Treasa 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.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 32 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ava rose about as far as Treasa fell — from #522 and #388 in 1978 to #8 and #883 in 2021.
- Longest-running competitions
Ava and Treasa were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1978 to 2021, ending at #8 and #883.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1978–2021
Ava held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Treasa in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ava #1 in 2008, Treasa #267 in 1983.
The order changed in 1997: Ava moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #393 and #333; by 1997 that had become #213 and #576.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ava #8, Treasa #883.
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 | Treasa |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #883 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Treasa does not have one recorded yet.
- Ava and Treasa both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ava; Treasa 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
Treasa
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #240 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1969–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Girls