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Avi

Boy

Meaning of Avi: Hebrew: 'my father'

Avi is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 805th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 592nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#805

313 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#592

64 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,921

First recorded 1949 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 32 babies1982: 31 babies1983: 42 babies1984: 25 babies1985: 42 babies1986: 32 babies1987: 40 babies1988: 41 babies1989: 42 babies1990: 38 babies19901991: 38 babies1992: 36 babies1993: 35 babies1994: 48 babies1995: 33 babies1996: 50 babies1997: 45 babies1998: 48 babies1999: 65 babies2000: 100 babies20002001: 92 babies2002: 109 babies2003: 106 babies2004: 127 babies2005: 126 babies2006: 149 babies2007: 176 babies2008: 169 babies2009: 171 babies2010: 168 babies20102011: 202 babies2012: 216 babies2013: 210 babies2014: 221 babies2015: 261 babies2016: 254 babies2017: 252 babies2018: 279 babies2019: 232 babies2020: 292 babies20202021: 355 babies2022: 425 babies2023: 395 babies2024: 317 babies2025: 313 babies
US babies named Avi per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 425.

Gender split

88% boys · 12% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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