Given name & surname
Aava
“open sea”
Aava is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Aava developed from Ava.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aava through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 180
- 0 boys · 180 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #14,953 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,953 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aava’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Aava developed from the English form Ava.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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