How Many People Are Named Ave?
An estimated 758 people in the United States have the first name Ave. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Ave peaked in popularity in 2007 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ave as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ave paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
758
About 1 in 452,183 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2007
31 births
Total Registered
929
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ave
Ave is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 929 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ave as a female name
Ranked #6,400 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (31 births)
Ave: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ave span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 188 babies were registered. While Ave is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ave by Decade
How has Ave tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ave by State
Birth registrations for Ave span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia. The lowest are in Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania. On average, about 7 Aves were registered per state.
Ave + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ave as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ave
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Ave: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ave?
We estimate approximately 758 people named Ave are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 452,183 Americans share this first name.
Is Ave a common name?
Ave is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 929 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ave most popular?
Ave reached peak popularity in 2007, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ave is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ave a female name?
Ave is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ave Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ave Smith, Ave Johnson, Ave Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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