AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Ava
Ex Machina. Manipulated and imprisoned her creator to escape. Also the eleventh most popular human girls' name in 2025, which is a separate concern.
| Classification | Class 6, Of concern |
|---|---|
| Species | android |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.və/ |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | Variant of Eve. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). (Note: Behind the Name also lists Persian and German/Germanic entries for Ava.) |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Ava. Ava was given to 7,732 girls in 2025, ranking 11th for the year. It peaked in 2007, when it ranked 4th and went to 18,053 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have.
| Sex | Female |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 11 |
| 2025 number | 7,732 |
| Peak year | 2007 |
| Peak rank | 4 |
| Years present | 146 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
92%
Basis: the canon. Yes (research/03).
By sound alone it would score 36%. The canon knows better.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/03)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)