One name at a time.
A long list asks you to skim. A single name, on a page of its own, gives you room to say it out loud and notice how it feels.
Every name is
a first gift.
We’re making Ava so that choosing your baby’s name feels like the joy it is, one beautiful name at a time.
Naming a baby is one of the first things you do together. It should feel like a gift, not homework.
Most name lists begin with a thousand rows and a search box. Scroll long enough and every name blurs into the next. So Ava shows you one name at a time, on a page of its own: how to say it, what it means, where it comes from, and one small story worth knowing. Each name gets a moment to land.
It’s made for two. Heart the names you love, then send one to your partner as a card that asks, “What do you think of Izel?” The best conversations about names start with a single one.
Many families are naming across two languages, two sets of grandparents, sometimes two alphabets. We wanted a home for names that feel right in both. Ava marks bridge names, names with roots in more than one culture, so a name like Maya, at home in Sanskrit and in Greek, is easy to find.
Names travel, and the same name can mean different things in different places. Ava brings together naming references and published records, with context for different roots and disputed origins. We keep refining the collection as we learn.
And we wanted it to be calm. No accounts to make, no ads, no dark patterns. Your saved names stay on your phone. Ava Plus is there if you’d like more, and it’s always optional.
We hope Ava helps you find a name you’ll love saying forever, and that you enjoy the looking.
With love, the Ava teamMade at Twelve Ten.
Every name has a story.
A meaning and an origin are only the start. Hear how it’s said, learn a little of its history, and know when that history is uncertain.
Made for two.
Naming is something you do together. Saved names and share cards are built for the conversation that follows: “What do you think of this one?”
Yours stays yours.
No accounts and no ads. Your saved names and your last name stay on your phone, and usage analytics are optional.
One name is a good place to startSay a few names
Say a few names
out loud.
Browse 3,600+ names from 25 cultures, and hear how each one is said.
