Its recent popularity may be linked to a number of celebrity babies of the 1990s , who were ultimately named after American actress Ava Gardner ( who had died in 1990 ) .
Ava is a feminine given name in the English and in other languages .
Its recent popularity may be linked to a number of celebrity babies of the 1990s , who were ultimately named after American Ava Ava   ( who had died in 1990 ) .
Ava is a feminine given name in the English and in other languages .