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UK girl's name

Ava-Mai

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Ava-Mai is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ava-Mai popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2253, with 12 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 41 births.

This profile covers 407 England and Wales registrations across 17 recorded years from 2008 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 29% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 405 living people in the UK are called Ava-Mai. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Ava-Mai ranked #2253 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 12 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2018, when 41 girls were registered as Ava-Mai.
  • About 405 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ava-Mai as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#2253

2024

Births in 2024

12

Latest year

Peak year

2018

41 births

Estimated living

405

2026

Popularity

Ava-Mai over time

The chart below shows babies named Ava-Mai registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2008 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Ava-Mai, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 12 births in 2024, compared with 41 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Ava-Mai
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Decades

Ava-Mai by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ava-Mai was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #1530 107 5
2010s #1222 287 10
2000s #3214 13 2

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FAQ

Ava-Mai: questions and answers

How popular is the name Ava-Mai in the UK right now?

In 2024, Ava-Mai was ranked #2253 for girls in England and Wales, with 12 births registered.

When was Ava-Mai most popular?

The peak year on record was 2018, with 41 babies registered as Ava-Mai in England and Wales.

How many people are called Ava-Mai in the UK?

A total of 407 babies have been registered as Ava-Mai across the 17 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.