Ava vs Harper
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Ava
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #11
- Peak
- #3 (2016)
- Babies in 2025
- 7,732
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
VS
Harper
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #16
- Peak
- #9 (2018)
- Babies in 2025
- 6,792
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, CA, FL
The verdict
Ava is the more popular pick (#11 vs #16). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Ava is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Harper is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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