Girls' name · since 1913
Ave
Ave has 939 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 939
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ave currently ranks #9505 among girls' names in America, with 939 babies recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ave has been recorded 939 times among girls since 1913, currently ranked #9505 nationally and more common than 45% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #7,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,505 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 939 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ave ranks #7,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,505 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 939 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,839 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,505 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 939
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ave's 939 recorded births place it above 89.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ave compares
939 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ave's all-time total is 150% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ave | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 939 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ave's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ave splits its recorded history at 1978: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ave popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Ave by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (188 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Ave's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ave births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 32
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s
1950s
121 births
- 1960s
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 45
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
173 births
- 2010s
2010s
188 births
- 2020s
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 188 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ave compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ave's total volume
Ave by state
Where Ave concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
10 of 939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ave's data
- Ave's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aves (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ave: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~112 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ave draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.