Ave
Ave is a female given name meaning "angelical salutation":. Ave is also an Estonian feminine given name.
- Italian
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Ave
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ave is a female given name meaning "angelical salutation":. Ave is also an Estonian feminine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Estonian
The Story of Ave
The earliest SSA record of Ave as a baby girl name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 31 newborns named Ave — #4,674 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Aves. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,757 among baby girl names with 16 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 961 Aves have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ave
Ave is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 961 births in the dataset. Ave's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #2,511. Use the chart and map above to compare Ave's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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