Name Comparison

Compare two spellings across the same available national years. The comparison keeps female and male SSA categories separate.

Avani vs. Ava

YearCategoryAvaniAva
2025Girls#805 · 339 births#11 · 7,732 births
2025Boys#8,910 · 8 births#9,714 · 7 births
2024Girls#998 · 259 births#9 · 8,700 births
2024Boys#9,894 · 7 birthsNo record
2023Girls#839 · 326 births#8 · 9,737 births
2023Boys#12,239 · 5 births#10,821 · 6 births
2022Girls#1,138 · 214 births#7 · 11,107 births
2022Boys#8,990 · 8 births#8,300 · 9 births
2021Girls#1,006 · 254 births#5 · 12,873 births
2021Boys#10,799 · 6 births#8,825 · 8 births
2020Girls#1,042 · 241 births#3 · 13,201 births
2020Boys#10,605 · 6 births#7,034 · 11 births
2019Girls#1,941 · 101 births#3 · 14,549 births
2018Girls#1,633 · 130 births#3 · 15,034 births
2018BoysNo record#7,617 · 10 births
2017Girls#1,607 · 135 births#3 · 16,017 births
2017BoysNo record#6,338 · 13 births
2016Girls#1,580 · 140 births#3 · 16,354 births
2016BoysNo record#7,157 · 11 births
2015Girls#1,600 · 134 births#4 · 16,416 births
2015BoysNo record#4,890 · 19 births
2014Girls#1,547 · 141 births#5 · 15,727 births
2014Boys#12,108 · 5 births#5,733 · 15 births
2013Girls#1,487 · 149 births#5 · 15,271 births
2013BoysNo record#5,171 · 17 births
2012Girls#1,432 · 159 births#5 · 15,549 births
2012Boys#9,709 · 7 births#4,686 · 20 births
2011Girls#1,186 · 203 births#5 · 15,518 births
2011BoysNo record#5,200 · 17 births
2010Girls#1,352 · 173 births#5 · 15,444 births
2010Boys#12,231 · 5 births#5,251 · 17 births
2009Girls#1,502 · 152 births#5 · 15,877 births
2009BoysNo record#4,278 · 23 births
2008Girls#1,554 · 148 births#5 · 17,051 births
2008BoysNo record#5,487 · 16 births
2007Girls#1,971 · 104 births#4 · 18,053 births
2007BoysNo record#6,622 · 12 births
2006Girls#2,419 · 77 births#5 · 16,941 births
2006BoysNo record#4,001 · 24 births
2005Girls#2,407 · 73 births#9 · 13,606 births
2005BoysNo record#3,389 · 29 births
2004Girls#2,481 · 68 births#25 · 8,645 births
2004BoysNo record#2,887 · 35 births
2003Girls#2,497 · 65 births#39 · 6,280 births
2003BoysNo record#7,245 · 9 births
2002Girls#2,642 · 58 births#82 · 3,751 births
2001Girls#2,540 · 60 births#132 · 2,539 births
2001BoysNo record#10,556 · 5 births

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