Avanti
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- uh-VAHN-tee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Avanti is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Avanti mean?
Sanskrit: name of an ancient Indian kingdom; also the Italian word for 'forward'
Avanti was one of the great ancient kingdoms of India, with its capital at Ujjain.
Is Avanti a girl's or a boy's name?
Avanti is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Avanti in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Avanti, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1986, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1980. 5 boys were also named Avanti in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
2025 had more girls named Avanti than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Avanti in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Avanti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 13 | #6,154 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 16 | #4,721 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
Names like Avanti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anvi, Dhriti, Armani, Saanvi, Avni, Ishanvi, Sanvi, Aashvi, Aarohi, Krishvi, Vaani, Ashanti
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Avanti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/avanti, updated 20 October 2026.