The name became popular thanks to Ava DuVernay who won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere , she became the first black woman to win the award as well as a constant cause of the popularity and spread of the given name . The name is increasingly popular in the United States , where it was the most popular name given to baby girls in several states in 2006 and the fourth most popular name nationwide in 2007 , and in Canada , where it is among the 10 most popular given names for baby girls in several provinces
2012 Sundance Film Festival
2012 Sundance Film Festival
Ava (given name)