Meet Ava
Meet AvaBaby names for iPhone

Find a name you’ll love
saying forever.

Ava shows you one beautiful name at a time, with its meaning, origin and story.
Heart the ones you love, and share them with your partner.

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Good names.
Even better stories.AriaEnglish · Italian word · PersianEzraHebrewKiranSanskritFreyaOld Norse
How Ava works

One name at a time,
until one feels right.

No endless lists. Every name gets a card of its own: its sound and meaning up front, its story a tap away. Try the feed for yourself.

  1. Swipe up for the next name.

    One name at a time, each on a card of its own. Tap the pronunciation to hear it said out loud.

  2. Heart the ones you love.

    Tap the heart, or double-tap the name. Saved names keeps girls, boys and gender-neutral names a tap apart.

  3. Share them with your partner.

    Send a name as a card with a ready message, or share your whole shortlist at once. Then talk it over.

Try it here8 real names from Ava’s catalog. Nothing you do in the demo is saved.

Izel

GirlNahuatlUncommon

Associated with “only one” or “alone” in Nahuatl

Pronounced ee-SEL
Details

Theo

BoyEnglish · Dutch · Greek · GermanicTop 100

Short form of Theodore, Theobald or other Theo- names

Pronounced THEE-oh
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Rowan

Gender-neutralIrish · EnglishTop 100

Little red one in Irish; also the rowan tree

Pronounced ROH-un
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Kaika

GirlJapaneseRare gem

Cheerful summer in 快夏; other spellings differ

Pronounced KY-kah
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Elio

BoyItalianRising

Possibly sun; two historical routes exist

Pronounced EL-ee-oh
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Wren

Gender-neutralEnglishFamiliar

Wren bird

Pronounced REN
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Xochiquetzal

GirlNahuatlRare gem

Flower and precious feather

Pronounced soh-chee-KET-sahl
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Atticus

BoyLatinFamiliar

From Attica

Pronounced AT-ih-kus
Details

Swipe, scroll or use the arrow keys. Double-tap a name to love it.

Made for two

Send a name.
Start a conversation.

Most names are chosen together. Ava turns any name into a card with a soft color dot and a message that’s ready to send. Your partner doesn’t need the app to say yes, no or maybe.

  • A card for every namePick a style and a message, sized for chats (4:5) or stories (9:16).
  • Your whole shortlistIn Saved names, tap “Share our shortlist” to send it as one card.
  • Say it with your last nameSee how it looks in full before you send it.

What do you think of Noa for our baby? It’s Hebrew for “movement; motion”.

Sent with Noa’s card
Every origin

Names from 25
cultures.

From Irish and Hebrew to Japanese, Nahuatl and Hawaiian. Every name tells you where it comes from, and what it means there.

See every origin
Bridge names

One name, two families.

Names with roots in more than one culture, for couples who want a name that feels at home on both sides.

See all bridge names

  • Tara

    Irish
    Irish hill name; possibly elevated place
    Sanskrit
    Star

  • Ari

    Hebrew
    A lion
    Old Norse
    An eagle

  • Nora

    Irish
    Short form of Honora or Eleanor; Arabic Nora is separate
    Arabic
    Light, through Nura
Ava for iPhone

A calmer way
to choose a name.

A few friendly questions to start, then a feed shaped around you. No accounts, no clutter, and your shortlist always one tap away.

  • Hear it said out loudTap the pronunciation to hear any name, in a voice that suits its language.
  • Your shortlist, togetherHeart the names you love, see them by girls, boys or gender-neutral, and share the whole list in a tap.
  • Collections for every vibeCelestial, Mythology, Vintage revival, Rare gems, Short & sweet and more (most with Ava Plus), plus every origin.
  • See it with your last nameEvery name, beside your last name. It stays on your phone.
Meet Ava for iPhone
One beautiful name at a time.
Ava’s feed on iPhone: Sienna, an Italian girl’s name, on a soft pink page with its pronunciation, meaning and story, and Love and Share buttons below.
The Hearts tab: a shortlist of two loved girls’ names, Noa and Anya, with a Share our shortlist button.
Sharing Noa: a pink card with its pronunciation and meaning, the message “What do you think of Noa for our baby?” and message styles to choose from.
Inside Ava · Development preview
The name collection

Every name
has a story.

Classic and rare, familiar and new. 3,600+ names, each with its meaning, origin and story.

Browse all 3,600+ names
Hawaiian

Leilani

Heavenly flowers; royal child

Top 100
Italian

Matteo

Gift of God

Familiar
Swahili

Imani

Faith

Familiar
Why we’re making Ava

The first gift
you’ll give them.

A name is the first thing you choose together for someone you haven’t met yet. We wanted that to feel calm and curious, one lovely name at a time, not like scrolling a spreadsheet.

Our story
A few good questions

Glad you asked.

What to know before your first name.

Help & support
What is Ava?
Ava is a baby-name app for iPhone. It shows you one name at a time, with how to say it, what it means, where it comes from and a short story about it. Heart the ones you love and share them with your partner. It isn’t on the App Store just yet; we’re putting the finishing touches on it.
Is Ava free?
Ava is free to download, with new names to discover every day. Ava Plus is an optional upgrade for unlimited names, every collection and every filter. Check the plan details in Ava for Family Sharing availability.
Do we need an account?
No. There’s no sign-up and no account. Your saved names and your answers from setup stay on your phone, and deleting Ava erases them.
How do we share names with a partner?
Tap Share on any name to send it as a card with its meaning and a soft color dot, plus a ready message like “What do you think of Izel for our baby?” Pick a card sized for chats or for stories. From Saved names, “Share our shortlist” sends your shortlist as one card. Your partner doesn’t need the app to see it.
Where do the meanings come from?
Ava brings together meanings, origins and stories from naming references and published records. Names can have several roots, and sources don’t always agree. We include context for disputed origins and keep refining the collection as we learn.
Is our last name private?
Yes. If you add your last name to see names beside it, it stays on your phone unless you choose to include it in a shared card or message. On this website, a last name you type into the demo stays in this browser tab and is gone when you leave.
One name is a good place to start

Your little one’s name
is out there.

Start with one. Learn where it comes from and what it means, then say it out loud a few times.

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