Avani
Girl · a-VAH-nee · Sanskrit
Avani is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “the earth”. In 2025 it ranked 945th for girls in the UK (39 babies) and 805th for girls in the US (339 babies).
What does Avani mean?
Sanskrit
“the earth”
- Say it
- a-VAH-nee
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Is Avani a girl's or a boy's name?
Avani is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 39 girls in the UK and 339 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Avani in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #945among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 39about 1 in 7,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 64% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 39 girls in the UK were named Avani, making it the 945th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,180th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 68 girls.
Half of all the girls named Avani in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 70 girls in the UK were given Avani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #565, up from #945 for this spelling alone.
- Avani 39
- Avaani 31
Among girls in 2025, it was 894th in England and Wales.
Avani in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | #945 |
| 2024 | 68 | #624 |
| 2023 | 34 | #1,075 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,406 |
| 2021 | 40 | #945 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,180 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,368 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 2017 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2016 | 37 | #1,037 |
| 2015 | 51 | #812 |
| 2014 | 53 | #792 |
| 2013 | 48 | #848 |
| 2012 | 44 | #919 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,216 |
| 2010 | 39 | #949 |
| 2009 | 27 | #1,212 |
| 2008 | 31 | #1,064 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,451 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,342 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Avani in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #805among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 339about 1 in 4,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 96% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 339 girls in the US were named Avani, making it the 805th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,042nd. It first appears in the records in 1975. 8 boys were also named Avani in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Avani of any year since it first appeared, in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Avani in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 393 girls in the US were given Avani or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #711, up from #805 for this spelling alone.
Avani in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 339 | #805 |
| 2024 | 259 | #998 |
| 2023 | 326 | #839 |
| 2022 | 214 | #1,138 |
| 2021 | 254 | #1,006 |
| 2020 | 241 | #1,042 |
| 2019 | 101 | #1,941 |
| 2018 | 130 | #1,633 |
| 2017 | 135 | #1,607 |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,580 |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,600 |
| 2014 | 141 | #1,547 |
| 2013 | 149 | #1,487 |
| 2012 | 159 | #1,432 |
| 2011 | 203 | #1,186 |
| 2010 | 173 | #1,352 |
| 2009 | 152 | #1,502 |
| 2008 | 148 | #1,554 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,971 |
| 2006 | 77 | #2,419 |
| 2005 | 73 | #2,403 |
| 2004 | 68 | #2,478 |
| 2003 | 65 | #2,494 |
| 2002 | 58 | #2,639 |
| 2001 | 60 | #2,536 |
| 2000 | 46 | #3,016 |
| 1999 | 37 | #3,371 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 10 | #6,290 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 14 | #4,943 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
Names like Avani
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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