Is Ave a boy or girl name?

Ave is a girl’s name. Of the 939 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Ave

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Ave was most popular in 2007, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,906 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 939 people named Ave.

Ave over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ave’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ave a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ave is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 939 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org